Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Recipes

HOMEMADE PIZZA POCKETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F degrees. Spray two baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray (or line with parchment paper.)
• In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and garlic.
• In a separate larger bowl, combine flour, parmesan cheese, salt, baking powder and Italian seasoning.
• Using a fork or a pastry blender, begin cutting in the cubed butter into the flour mixture until no large clumps remain.
• Stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture.
• Mix until dough comes together into a loose ball. Note: to make this easier, you could use an electric mixture with a dough attachment.
• Dump the dough ball onto a large, floured countertop.
• Knead the dough ten times (turning it over onto itself and turning 90 degrees each time). Add additional flour as necessary to keep it from sticking.
• Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to about ½-inch thickness.
• Take a 3-inch biscuit cutter (or similar size glass or bowl), cut out all the dough into circles.
• After cutting out the circles, press them down or roll them out some more to make them large enough to hold the all the fillings. Note: this dough does stretch pretty easily too which you may need to do to close it up over the fillings.
• Place the crust circles on prepared baking sheets.
• Spoon a tablespoon of pizza sauce onto the middle of the dough circles.
• Then add a tablespoon of shredded cheese, a slice of pepperoni and a tablespoon of crumbled sausage.
• Carefully fold the crust in half and press together the edges.
• Take a fork and go around the edges to make sure they seal closed. If necessary, add a bit of water to the seals with your finger to help them stay sealed.
• Bake at 450f degrees for 13-15 minutes until crust is lightly browned. Continue until all pizza pockets are made.
• Optional: Brush tops of warm pizza pockets with melted butter and sprinkle with dried parsley.

PEPPERONI PIZZA ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Remove biscuit dough from cans and flatten individual biscuits on a flat work surface. Stack pepperoni slices and mozzarella cheese cubes over biscuits. Pull the edges of each biscuit into the middle to cover the pepperoni and cheese.
• Place rolls seam-side down in the prepared baking pan. Brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning over rolls.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Serve with warm pizza sauce for dipping.

BEST-EVER PEPPERONI PIZZA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the sugar, salt, 2 tablespoons oil and 2-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rest 10 minutes., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 15-in. circle. Transfer to a greased 14-in. pizza pan, letting dough drape over the edge. Cut string cheese pieces in half lengthwise; place around edge of pan. Fold dough over string cheese; pinch to seal., Prick dough thoroughly with a fork. Brush with remaining oil; sprinkle with Italian seasoning. Bake at 425° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown., In a small saucepan, combine the sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Spread over crust. Arrange pepperoni over top; sprinkle with Italian cheese blend. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted.

PEPPERONI PIZZA

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first eight ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1-2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). , When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 14-in. circle. Sprinkle a greased 14-in. pizza pan with cornmeal. Transfer dough to prepared pan. , Combine spaghetti sauce and sugar if desired; spread over dough. Top with the pepperoni, tomatoes, onion, cheeses and Italian seasoning. , Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until crust is lightly browned. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

BEEF AND PEPPERONI PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Place pizza crust on rack in oven while oven preheats; heat 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add beef and mushrooms; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until beef is thoroughly cooked. Drain.
• Remove crust from oven; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Spray crust with cooking spray; spread marinara sauce over crust, leaving 1-inch border. Top with beef mixture, pepperoni and cheese. Sprinkle with pepper flakes.
• Remove crust from oven; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Spray crust with cooking spray; spread marinara sauce over crust, leaving 1-inch border. Top with beef mixture, pepperoni and cheese. Sprinkle with pepper flakes.
• Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is melted. Cut into 8 slices. Serve immediately.

HOMEMADE PEPPERONI PIZZA

Steps:

• For sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients with 1/2 cup water in a medium bowl; set aside for flavors to develop while making crust. Freeze remaining paste .
• For crusts: Combine 2 cups of flour with the dry yeast, sugar and salt. Add the water and oil and mix until well blended (about 1 minute). Gradually add enough remaining flour slowly, until a soft, sticky dough ball is formed.
• Knead for about 4 minutes, on a floured surface, until dough is smooth and elastic. Add more flour, if needed. (If using RapidRise® Yeast, let dough rest, covered, for 10 minutes.)
• Divide dough in half. Pat each half (with floured hands) into a 12-inch greased pizza pan OR roll dough to fit pans.
• For pizzas: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Top crusts with sauce, pepperoni and cheese.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until crusts are browned and cheese is bubbly. For best results, rotate pizza pans between top and bottom oven racks halfway through baking.

AWESOME PEPPERONI PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F. Lightly grease round pizza pan. Put flour and salt into a large bowl, and stir just enough to combine. Stir in yeast. Make a well in the center and add olive oil and 1 cup lukewarm water. Mix until a soft dough forms. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently for 5 minutes. Roll out dough and press into prepared baking sheet. Cover and allow rest for 10 minutes at room temperature, then bake for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the crust from the oven and spread pizza sauce on top, leaving a 1 in. border. Arrange the mozzarella on top and then the pepperoni, to your taste. Drizzle with olive oil and bake until golden, 15-20 minutes. You can also add a little dried oregano and black pepper on the pizza too, but no more than 5/8 teaspoons combined. Slice pizza into 8 pieces.

HOMEMADE PEPPERONI

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Separately grind pork and beef through the coarse disk.
• Mix meats together with salt, sugar, cayenne, paprika, anise seed, garlic, red wine, ascorbic acid, and saltpeter in a large bowl.
• Spread mixture out on a large pan, cover loosely with waxed paper, and cure in refrigerator for 24 hours.
• Start with about 4 feet of casing. It's better to begin with too much than too little because any extra can be repacked in salt and used later.
• Rinse casing under cool running water to remove any salt stuck to it.
• Place casing in a bowl of cool water and let soak for about 30 minutes.
• After soaking, rinse casing under cool running water. Slip 1 end of the casing over faucet nozzle. Hold casing firmly on nozzle, and turn on cold water, gently at first, and then more forcefully. This will flush out any salt in the casing and pinpoint any breaks. Should you find a break, simply snip out a small section of casing.
• Place casing in a bowl of water and add white vinegar; a tablespoon of vinegar per cup of water is sufficient. The vinegar softens casing and makes it more transparent, which makes pepperoni look better. Leave casing in water-vinegar solution until ready to use. Rinse well and drain before stuffing.
• Stuff sausage into casings and twist off into 10-inch links.
• Using cotton twine, tie 2 separate knots between every other link, creating pairs of links. Cut between the double knots. ​
• Tie a string to the center of each pair to hang sausages. Hang pepperoni to dry in a space that is 50 F to 55 F with 75 to 80 percent humidity for six to eight weeks. Once dried, the pepperoni will keep, wrapped, in the refrigerator for several months.

PIZZA TOPPINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°C/530°F, or as high as it will go. Place oven shelf in top third of oven.
• Stretch dough to form pizza base and slide onto baking pan.
• Follow topping directions below, then place in oven.
• Turn pizza at 4 minutes so it cooks evenly, and check at 8 minutes (even if recipe says 10 minutes). Take out early if cheese gets too brown.

HOMEMADE PEPPERONI PIZZA

Steps:

• Pizza Base
• Mix salt and yeast together in a jug with the water. Place flour in a bowl, make a well in the centre and add the water mixture along with the oil
• Use a wooden spoon to mix everything to create a wet dough. Put on floured surface and need for 5mins.
• Place in greased bowl and cover with tea towel. Leave at room temperature to rise for 30mins (should double in size).
• Round into pizza base and stab with fork several times.
• Pizza Topping
• Spread tomato puree over the base. Add chopped tomatoes on top then add onion and garlic.
• Sprinkle over cheese and arrange Pepperoni. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle on basil.
• Cooking
• Place on oiled baking sheets.
• Add topping.
• Cook at 200° for 20mins.