Pizza Sauce (makes enough for 6 to 8 pizzas)
| 1 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil | heat over low until fragrant | heat over medium until thickened | season to taste | |
| 2 garlic gloves | mince | |||
| 28-oz. crushed tomatoes | ||||
| salt & pepper | ||||
Pizza Dough
| Preheat oven to 200°F (95°C) then turn off | |||||||
| Lightly grease a large bowl with olive oil | |||||||
| 2-2/3 cup (330 g) all-purpose flour | mix | knead with dough hook 5 min. | shape into ball | shape into ball | let stand in warm oven (turned off) 30 min. | divide in half | |
| 1 package (1/4 oz. or 7 g) active dry yeast | |||||||
| 1/2 tsp. (3 g) table salt | |||||||
| 7 oz. (210 mL) nonfat milk | heat to 110°F (43°C) | mix | |||||
| 2 Tbs. (30 mL) extra virgin olive oil | |||||||
| 2 tsp. (8.4 g) granulated sugar | |||||||
Pepperoni Pan Pizza
| Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C) | |||||||
| 3 Tbs. (45 mL) extra virgin olive oil | coat bottom of 9-in. round cake pan | lay dough on top of oil in pan | let rise 20 minutes | lightly coat leaving 1-cm circumference uncoated | sprinkle liberally | lay pepperoni to cover cheese | bake 400°F (205°C) 20 min. |
| 1/2 portion pizza dough | roll and stretch to 9.5-in. circle | ||||||
| 4-6 Tbs. (60-90 mL) pizza sauce | |||||||
| 1 cup (110 g) grated mozarella cheese | |||||||
| about 16 slices of pepperoni | microwave 20-30 sec. with paper towels | ||||||
General Pizza In Pan Layer Diagram
| toppings | |
| 1 cup (110 g) grated mozzarella cheese | |
| thin coating of tomato sauce | |
| pizza dough | |
| 3 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil | |
| 9-in. round cake pan |