Ingredients
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1/4 ounce active dry yeast (1 package is approximately 2 1/4 teaspoons)
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1 cup warm water (105-115 degrees)
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1 teaspoon sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 1/2 cups flour (stir to remove any lumps)
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1/2 cup chopped onion
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1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
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1 ounce parmesan cheese, grated (equals 1/4 cup)
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2 teaspoons dried oregano
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4-1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
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1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Dough directions:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees (400 degrees if using Pyrex pizza pans).
- Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in remaining dough ingredients: beat vigorously, about 20 strokes.
- Allow dough to rest about 5 minutes while preparing sauce.
- Sauce:
- Mix sauce ingredients; set aside.
- Assembly:
- Divide dough in half. On lightly greased baking pans, pat/press each half into 12 inch circles. Use floured finger tips when pressing dough into circles.
- Spread sauce on each circle. Arrange pepperoni on top and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Or, for crispy pepperoni, put it on top of the mozzarella!
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until crust is brown and topping is hot and bubbly. Makes 2 pizzas.
- To freeze and bake later: double wrap and freeze assembled pizza (without baking) on the pizza pan ~ bake frozen pizza at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.