Sicilian Pizza With Pepperoni And Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe

Prep Time

15m

Cook Time

35m

Total Time

50m

This Sicilian pizza recipe features a thick, fluffy crust topped with spicy tomato sauce, deli-style mozzarella, and natural-casing pepperoni. The dough is made with bread flour, salt, yeast, and olive oil, and the sauce is infused with garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes for a bold, flavorful taste.

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Pizza

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Ingredients

Servings: 8 servings

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500g bread flour (17.5 ounces; about 3 1/2 cups)

14g kosher salt (1/2 ounce; about 1 tablespoon); for table salt use same weight or half as much by volume

6g instant or rapid-rise yeast (1/4 ounce; about 1 1/2 teaspoons)

20g extra-virgin olive oil (0.7 ounce; 2 tablespoons), plus 40g (1.4 ounces; 1/4 cup) for the baking pan

325g room-temperature water (11.5 ounces; about 1 cup plus 7 tablespoons)

20g extra-virgin olive oil (0.7 ounce; 2 tablespoons) extra-virgin olive oil

9 medium cloves garlic (45g), roughly chopped

1 tablespoon dried oregano

2 teaspoons red pepper flakes, or more to taste

One 28-ounce (800g) can whole peeled tomatoes

1 pound (450g) sliced deli-style mozzarella cheese

12 ounces (325g) natural-casing pepperoni, cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices

4 ounces (115g) ground Pecorino Romano cheese

Sicilian Pizza With Pepperoni And Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

For The Dough (see Note)

For The Sauce

To Assemble And Bake

Steps

Nutrition Facts

Sicilian Pizza With Pepperoni And Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

For The Dough (see Note)

For The Sauce

To Assemble And Bake

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

Nutrition Facts