Pepperoni Pizza

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Pepperoni Pizza

Pepperoni Pizza is a traditional Italian recipe for a classic pizza topped with tomato sauce, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and basil. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Italian dish of: Pepperoni Pizza.

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

35 minutes

Additional Time:

(+60 minutes proving)

Serves:

6–8

Rating:

Tags : Bread Recipes Cheese Recipes Baking Recipes Italy Recipes

This is what many, nowadays, think of as the 'classic' pizza. In fact it's just a fairly simple adaptation of the classic Pizza Neapolitana (Neapolitan Pizza) with the addition of thin slices of pepperoni beneath the mozzarella.

Ingredients:

1 bread dough pizza base
1 batch special pizza tomato sauce
100g fiordilatte (cow milk mozzarella), sliced
150g thin pepperoni slices
generous handful of basil leaves, torn
salt and black pepper, to taste
olive oil to drizzle

Method:

Turn the dough onto a lightly-floured work surface and roll into a 25cm diameter circle. Transfer to a greased baking tray then using your thumb and forefinger roll the edges of the pastry to form a rim.

Cover and allow place in a warm spot to raise for 10 minutes. Spread the tomato sauce over the surface of the pizza then arrange the pepperoni slices on top before adding the cheese and scattering the basil leaves over everything. Drizzle a little olive oil over the top then season with salt and black pepper.

Place in an oven pre-heated to 200°C and bake for about 18 minutes, or until the edges of the base are golden and crisp. Serve immediately.