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Homemade Pepperoni Pizza

This easy homemade pepperoni pizza recipe is packed with incredible flavor and simple to prepare. Perfect for family meals or special occasions!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Contadina Quick Pizza Sauce: R
  • ½ can CONTADINA® Tomato Paste 12 ounce
  • teaspoon dried oregano crushed
  • teaspoon dried basil crushed
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • Fleischmann’s® Easy Pizza Crust:
  • ¼ cups all-purpose flour or more as needed
  • envelopes FLEISCHMANN’S® Pizza Crust Yeast or RapidRise® Yeast .25 ounce
  • tablespoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoons salt
  • ⅓ cups very warm water 120 degrees F to 130 degrees F
  • ⅓ cup oil
  • Toppings:
  • package HORMEL® Pepperoni 6 ounce
  • cup shredded mozzarella cheese or more to taste

Method
 

  1. Instructions Checklist
  2. Step 1
  3. 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 .
  4. Step 2
  5. 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.
  6. Step 3
  7. 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.)
  8. Step 4
  9. Divide dough in half. Pat each half (with floured hands) into a 12-inch greased pizza pan OR roll dough to fit pans.
  10. Step 5
  11. For pizzas: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Top crusts with sauce, pepperoni and cheese.
  12. Step 6
  13. 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.