Pepperoni Pizza

Name: Pepperoni Pizza
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Sauce; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 garlic clove crushed; 400 g can chopped tomatoes (with herbs); 1 tablespoon tomato purée; Pizza Base; 275 g plain flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon easy blend yeast; 2 tablespoons olive oil; Topping; 1/2 red pepper sliced into rings; 1/2 yellow pepper sliced into rings; 150 g mozzarella cheese sliced; 75 g pepperoni sausage thinly sliced; 8 black olives stoned; 3 Sun dried tomatoes chopped; half teaspoon dried oregano

Keith Vigon @cook_4574654

United Kingdom

Italian Main: I know you just have to pick up a phone and a pizza will magically arrive on your doorstep. But making your own not only taste good it makes you feel good!

Keith Vigon @cook_4574654

United Kingdom

Italian Main: I know you just have to pick up a phone and a pizza will magically arrive on your doorstep. But making your own not only taste good it makes you feel good!

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Ingredients

90 mins

4 servings

Sauce
2 tablespoonsolive oil
1onion finely chopped
1garlic clove crushed
400 gcan chopped tomatoes (with herbs)
1 tablespoontomato purée
Pizza Base
275 gplain flour
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1 teaspooneasy blend yeast
2 tablespoonsolive oil
Topping
1/2red pepper sliced into rings
1/2yellow pepper sliced into rings
150 gmozzarella cheese sliced
75 gpepperoni sausage thinly sliced
8black olives stoned
3Sun dried tomatoes chopped
halfteaspoon dried oregano

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Steps

90 mins

1

First make the sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onions and garlic. Fry gently for about 6 to 7 minutes until softened
2

Add the tomatoes and stir in the tomato purée, then bring to the boil and boil rapidly for about 5 minutes until reduced slightly stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool
3

For the pizza base, lightly grease a 12 inch round pizza tray. Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl sprinkle over the easy blend yeast and make a well in the centre. Pour in 175 mL warm water and the olive oil, then mix to a soft dough
4

Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for 8 to 10 minutes, until smooth.
5

Roll out to a 10 inch round, making the edges slightly thicker than the centre. Lift the dough onto the pizza tray
6

Spread the tomato sauce over the dough then top with the peppers, mozzarella, pepperoni, black olives and tomatoes. Sprinkle over the you reckon know and drizzle with olive oil
7

Cover loosely and leave in a warm place for about 30 minutes until slightly risen
8

Preheat the oven to 220°C
9

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes and serve hot straight from the tray