Pepperoni Pizza with Hot Honey

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Pizza/Flatbread

Ingredients

  • Sheet-Pan Pizza Dough (see recipe)
  • 28 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes, drained
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp hot honey, plus more for drizzling
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 12 oz. mozzarella, shredded
  • 1 1/2 6-oz. logs pepperoni in natural casings, sliced 1/8 inch thick
  • 1/2 cup sliced hot pickled cherry peppers, drained

Directions

  1. Make Sheet-Pan Pizza Dough. During the final rise, put a pizza stone or inverted baking sheet in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 500 for 1 hour.

  2. Meanwhile, make the tomato sauce: Put the tomatoes in a medium saucepan and break them up with your hands or a wooden spoon. Add the olive oil, garlic, oregano, hot honey, 1/2 tsp salt and black pepper. Bring to a simmer, stirring often and crushing the tomatoes with a wooden spoon. Continue to simmer, crushing the tomatoes, until the sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Let cool.

  3. Sprinkle 2 tbsp. Parmesan over the dough. Sprinkle the mozzarella on top, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Spoon the tomato sauce over the top. Top with the pepperoni and cherry peppers.

  4. Put the baking sheet directly on the hot stone and bake until the crust is browned around the edges and the pepperoni is crisp, 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tbsp. Parmesan over the pizza. Let cool slightly.

  5. Loosen the edges of the pizza with an offset spatula, then loosen the bottom. Slide the pizza onto a cutting board; cut into squares. Drizzle with hot honey.

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