If you’re craving a classic pepperoni pizza that rivals your favorite pizzeria, this recipe is for you! Using our New York Style dough recipe, Bianco DiNapoli tomato sauce, and a Baking Steel Original, you can create the perfect crispy crust and gooey, cheesy topping right in your home oven. Here’s how I made this mouthwatering pizza step-by-step.
Ingredients
To make this pepperoni pizza, you’ll need:
- Our New York Style Pizza Dough: Fermented for 24 hours.
- Bianco DiNapoli Organic Tomato Sauce: For a simple, flavorful sauce.
- Trader Joe’s Low Moisture Mozzarella: Shredded for that perfect melt.
- Pepperoni: I recommend Boars Head Natural Casing
Step-by-Step Instructions
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Prepare the Dough
- After a 3-hour final proof, gently press out the dough with your fingertips, leaving the edges untouched to maintain a puffy crust.
- Place the dough on the back of your knuckles and rotate it with a gentle pull, letting gravity stretch it evenly.
- Pro-tip: Let the dough to rest at room temperature (72F) for 3 hours to ensure the glutens are relaxed.
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Get Your Baking Steel Ready
- Preheat your Baking Steel Original in the oven at 550°F for at least an hour. This ensures the perfect heat for a crispy crust. We are baking New York Style, the Baking Steel will turn your home oven into a deck oven.
- Pro-Tip: The Baking Steel shines with a thorough preheat of an hour. We want all that heat to absorb into the Baking Steel.
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Add the Sauce
- Spread a thin layer of Bianco DiNapoli organic tomatoes over the dough. This sauce is packed with flavor and simplicity. Spread it with the back of a spoon.
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Top with Cheese and Pepperoni
- Distribute the shredded low-moisture mozzarella evenly over the crust.
- Add the pepperoni slices, spacing them out for even coverage and charred edges. Fit as many as you can on top, no one will complain.
- Pro-Tip: Store bought grated cheese is coated with a starch that can brown prematurely.
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Bake the Pizza
- Launch your pizza onto the scorching hot Baking Steel Original and bake for 5-7 minutes. The Baking Steel creates an incredible crust with the perfect balance of crispy and chewy. After 3-4 minutes open the oven and rotate 180 degrees.
- Pro-Tip: We prefer a wooden pizza peel for launching. The wood absorbs some of the moisture in the dough ensuring a smoother launch.
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Finish and Serve
- Remove your pizza from the oven and admire the bubbling cheese and charred pepperoni. Slice it up and enjoy every bite! Share it with someone you love.
- Pro-tip: give the cheese a minute to cool to to allow the cheese to set.
Making pepperoni pizza at home is easier than you think, especially with the help of our secret weapon, the Baking Steel Original. From the crispy crust to the savory pepperoni, this recipe will have you saying goodbye to takeout and hello to pizza perfection.
