Two 12-inch Good And Easy Pepperoni Pizzas

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast (1 package is approximately 2 1/4 teaspoons)
• 1 cup warm water (105-115 degrees)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 1/2 cups flour (stir to remove any lumps)
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 ounce parmesan cheese, grated (equals 1/4 cup)
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 4 ounces pepperoni, sliced (equals 1 cup ~ use 70% less fat turkey pepperoni for less fat puddles!)
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded (equals 2 cups)

Recipe

• 1 dough directions:.
• 2 preheat oven to 425 degrees (400 degrees if using pyrex pizza pans).
• 3 dissolve yeast in warm water. stir in remaining dough ingredients: beat vigorously, about 20 strokes.
• 4 allow dough to rest about 5 minutes while preparing sauce.
• 5 sauce:.
• 6 mix sauce ingredients; set aside.
• 7 assembly:.
• 8 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.
• 9 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!
• 10 bake for 18-20 minutes or until crust is brown and topping is hot and bubbly. makes 2 pizzas.
• 11 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.