The MVP Sicilian Pizza
The MVP Sicilian Pizza
Ingredients
For the Pizza
- 1 pound Sicilian pizza dough, pre-made, proofed, and puffy
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup red pizza sauce
- 1 1/2 cups low-moisture mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into pieces
- 4 ounces pepperoni slices
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated, as needed
- 2 tablespoons hot honey, as needed
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 500°F (or as hot as your pizza oven allows). Place the proofed Sicilian pizza dough into a rectangular metal pizza pan.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 500
- 2
Drizzle the olive oil generously and evenly over the surface of the dough.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Using your hands, gently dimple the dough and spread it outwards to cover the entire bottom surface of the pan, ensuring the olive oil is well distributed across the dough.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Ladle the red pizza sauce over the stretched dough, spreading it evenly to the edges.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Evenly distribute the shredded low-moisture mozzarella cheese over the sauce. Then, place the torn pieces of fresh mozzarella cheese on top of the shredded mozzarella.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Arrange the pepperoni slices over the cheese layer.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Carefully place the pizza into the preheated oven. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the crust is golden and crisp, the cheese is thoroughly melted and bubbly, and the pepperoni is slightly curled and rendered. Cooking time may vary based on your oven.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 500
- 8
Once baked, remove the pizza from the oven. Tear the fresh basil leaves and scatter them over the hot pizza.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Grate fresh Parmesan cheese generously over the basil and the entire pizza.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Finish by drizzling hot honey over the pizza.
- 11
Slice the pizza into squares and serve immediately.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
The MVP Sicilian Pizza
For the Pizza
- 1 pound Sicilian pizza dough, pre-made, proofed, and puffy
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup red pizza sauce
- 1 1/2 cups low-moisture mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into pieces
- 4 ounces pepperoni slices
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated, as needed
- 2 tablespoons hot honey, as needed
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 500°F (or as hot as your pizza oven allows). Place the proofed Sicilian pizza dough into a rectangular metal pizza pan.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 500 - 2
Drizzle the olive oil generously and evenly over the surface of the dough.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Using your hands, gently dimple the dough and spread it outwards to cover the entire bottom surface of the pan, ensuring the olive oil is well distributed across the dough.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Ladle the red pizza sauce over the stretched dough, spreading it evenly to the edges.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Evenly distribute the shredded low-moisture mozzarella cheese over the sauce. Then, place the torn pieces of fresh mozzarella cheese on top of the shredded mozzarella.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Arrange the pepperoni slices over the cheese layer.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Carefully place the pizza into the preheated oven. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the crust is golden and crisp, the cheese is thoroughly melted and bubbly, and the pepperoni is slightly curled and rendered. Cooking time may vary based on your oven.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 500 - 8
Once baked, remove the pizza from the oven. Tear the fresh basil leaves and scatter them over the hot pizza.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Grate fresh Parmesan cheese generously over the basil and the entire pizza.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Finish by drizzling hot honey over the pizza.
- 11
Slice the pizza into squares and serve immediately.