Monday, October 18, 2010

Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza


Mmmm! Homemade pizza. Fresh cheese, fresh sauce, fresh toppings. So good.

I knew I wanted to make pizza this week and even contemplated MAKING MY OWN DOUGH. 


I then thought about it and realized, eh---I’d rather buy dough. I don’t have time to knead stuff and watch it rise.

I went to a local pizzeria by my house to purchase their homemade dough. They were kind of confused and didn’t know what to charge me, so we settled on $5.00. 

It was funny.

I could have gotten regular freezer dough from the supermarket—but I thought my method would be more fun.

It was.

Anyways, I bought the dough, made the sauce, got some toppings, and went to work.


Being as obsessed with cheese as I am, I had to make a stuffed crust pizza.It was a must.

This involved placing a circular ring of mozzarella string cheese around the entire pizza and then folding the crust over it. Yea, boi.

I topped the pie with fresh mozzarella, basil, pepperoni, and then sprinkled it with a blend of parmesan, romano, and asiago cheeses.
This crust is STUFFED with cheese.
15 minutes later the pizza was cooked to perfection. Really tasty!

I cooked it in a pizza pan, but next time I make a pizza I’m going to get a pizza stone so I could lay it directly in the oven. I think it would give it a crispier crust next time around?

I like crispy crusts.

And cheese. :)
The pizza tasted incredibly fresh.


**Pizza sauce recipe HERE

**I didn't use a recipe for the pizza--I just threw the toppings that I wanted on and baked at 500 degrees F for 15 minutes, or until the crust is brown and crisp and the cheese is bubbling.

8 comments:

  1. WOW! That is totally a TV commercial worthy pizza. It looks so good! :)

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  2. Mmm I love making my own pizza! I've never tried stuffing my crust though. That'll be my next variation :)

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  3. Okay, it's 4 in the morning and I want pizza. That looks amazing, and I'm totally going to try a stuffed crust.

    Pizza stones are worth the cost, IMO. I love mine.

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  4. Yes! I'm definitely going to be investing in one of those soon.

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  5. This looks AMAZING!!! OMG why didn't you make this when you were in NY. The pizza looks absolutely delish.

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  6. Making your own pizza sounds so adventurous and fun to me! Love your story about buying the dough too, haha. :) Good stuff!

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  7. And here I was, all these years, thinking I was alone in loving stuffed crust pizza! This is mouthwatering, Jihane! Thank you so much for sharing those gorgeous photos and this awesome recipe. I'm so glad I found your blog and look forward to returning to see what you're cooking up next!

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