Supreme Pizza Recipe

PIZZA DOUGH (or use premade)
Make pizza dough homemade or make pizza dough using bread machine. If dough is already prepared and from fridge or freezer, let it sit out at least 30 or 60 minutes.
Preheat oven at 500°F with a shelf at 2nd from top level. Some bakeware like pizza stone or pizza steel are inserted now to preheat also.
1 cup water, 2 Tablespoons olive oil, 1 Tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 cups bread flour, 2 Tablespoons Vital Wheat Gluten, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon instant yeast
Shape pizza dough as needed for your bakeware. Only if using bakeware you're not preheating: Spray or oil bakeware and then sprinkle corn meal on it. Then, optionally use oil or water on dough, if needed to shape it. Also, optionally, sprinkle some parmesan cheese around border.
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 Tablespoon oil
TOPPINGS
Cook sausage and crumble it. If using Italian sausage, remove and discard its casing; then, cut into small pieces and cook. Cut up or measure out the rest of the meats and set aside.
⅓ lb pork sausage, 3 slices deli ham, 6 slices salami, 2 ozs pepperoni slices
Cut and measure vegetable toppings and set aside.
½ medium bell pepper, ⅓ medium onion, 1 medium tomato, 4 ozs mushrooms, 12 each black olives
Only if using a pizza peel: Ensure pizza peel and work surface have corn meal sprinkled well across areas. Ensure pizza shaped dough is now moved onto either the pizza peel or work surface.
2 Tablespoons cornmeal mix
When dough is shaped and ready, quickly add your toppings using this sequence: sauce, fresh cheese(s), veggies, meats (except pepperoni), spices, parmesan cheese, pepperoni. If using a pizza peel, briefly give it a good shake to ensure it's movable.
¾ cup Tomato-based Sauce, 6 ozs mozzarella cheese, 2 ozs Asiago cheese, 1 oz Parmesan cheese, ½ medium bell pepper, ⅓ medium onion, 1 medium tomato, ⅓ lb pork sausage, 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings, 1 Tablespoon parmesan cheese, 2 ozs pepperoni slices, 3 slices deli ham
BAKING
Transfer topped pizza and bake it in the 2nd from upper shelf in preheated oven at 500°F.
Baking TIME guidelines: cast iron skillet/pan (20-24 minutes or preheated iron 16-22 minutes), thin metal pizza pan or baking sheet (21-23 minutes), pizza stone (16-20 minutes), ¼" pizza steel (12-16 minutes).
Let cooked pizza rest about 5 minutes before slicing.

Equipment

Ingredients

Pizza Dough (or use premade)

Shaping Pizza Dough

Pizza Toppings Layer 1 (Sauce)

Pizza Toppings Layer 2 (Cheeses)

Pizza Toppings Layer 3 (Veggies)

Pizza Toppings Layer 4 (Meats)

Pizza Toppings Layer 5 (TOP)

Instructions

Reference