Recipe For A Cheese Pizza

PIZZA DOUGH (or use premade)
Make pizza dough homemade or make pizza dough using bread machine. If dough is already prepared and from fridge, let it sit out at least 30 minutes; if frozen, wait at least 1 hour.
About 15-30 minutes before dough is ready to shape, START to preheat oven at 500°F with a shelf at 2nd from top level. If using pizza stone or pizza steel, insert in oven now.
Shape pizza dough as needed for your pizza pan, baking sheet, pizza stone, or pizza steel. Only if using pizza pan or baking sheet: Spray or oil pan/sheet. Sprinkle corn meal on pan/sheet, place dough, use oil or water on dough, if needed to shape it. If dough needs more rest time, can prep toppings.
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 Tablespoon oil
TOPPINGS
Cut and measure remaining toppings and set aside.
6 ozs mozzarella cheese, 2 ozs asiago cheese, 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, ½ medium bell pepper, ⅓ medium onion, 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings, 2 ozs provolone cheese
Only if using a pizza peel: Ensure peel and work surface has corn meal applied. Ensure pizza shaped dough is positioned (whether on peel or work surface), is movable, and transferable.
2 Tablespoon cornmeal mix
When dough is shaped and ready, add your toppings using this sequence: sauce, all cheese(s), veggies, parmesan cheese sprinkled, and spices.
¾ cup Tomato-based Sauce, 6 ozs mozzarella cheese, 2 ozs asiago cheese, 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, ½ medium bell pepper, ⅓ medium onion, 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings, 2 ozs provolone cheese
BAKING
Transfer topped pizza onto baking surface in preheated 500°F oven onto the 2nd from upper shelf.
Baking TIME guidelines: cast iron skillet/pan (18-22 minutes or preheated iron 14-20 minutes), thin metal pizza pan or baking sheet (19-21 minutes), pizza stone (13-17 minutes), ¼" pizza steel (10-13 minutes).
Let cooked pizza rest about 5 minutes before slicing.

Equipment

Ingredients

Pizza Dough (or use premade)

Shaping Pizza Dough

Pizza Toppings

Instructions

Reference