Pepperoni Pizza

Italian-American

Main Difficulty: Medium Servings: 4 Total: 43 min

Ingredients

  • All-purpose flour 300 g
  • Warm water 190 ml
  • Instant dry yeast 1 tsp (3 g)
  • Olive oil 1 tbsp
  • Salt 1 tsp (6 g)
  • Sugar 1 tsp (4 g)
  • Pizza sauce 150 g
  • Dried oregano 0.5 tsp
  • Low-moisture mozzarella, shredded 200 g
  • Pepperoni, thinly sliced 80 g
Prep
30 min
Cook
13 min

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a bowl, add the warm water and olive oil and knead for 8-10 minutes into a smooth, elastic dough.

  2. 2

    Cover the bowl and leave the dough to rise in a warm place for 60-90 minutes, until doubled.

  3. 3

    Heat the oven to 250C with a pizza stone or a heavy baking sheet inside for at least 30 minutes.

  4. 4

    Press and stretch the dough into a 35 cm round on a floured sheet of baking paper.

  5. 5

    Spread the sauce over the dough, leaving a 2 cm border, sprinkle with the oregano, cover with the mozzarella and lay the pepperoni slices on top.

  6. 6

    Slide the pizza with the paper onto the hot stone and bake for 10-13 minutes, until the crust is browned, the cheese bubbles and the pepperoni edges curl.

  7. 7

    Let it rest for 2 minutes, then cut into 8 slices.