Wood-Fired Pepperoni Pizza Recipe

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A loaded pepperoni pizza on a Neapolitan style crust cooked in a wood-fired oven.

Both pizza dough recipes are from the 24-48 Hour Pizza Dough recipe in the book "The Elements of Pizza: Unlocking the Secrets to World-Class Pies at Home" by Ken Forkish.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword italian, neapolitan, pepperoni, Pizza, san marzano

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 2

Resting Time 1

Total Time 1 32

Servings servings

Calories 621kcal

Cost $6

Equipment

Pizza stone or Pizza oven

Ingredients

3 ball pizza dough
28 oz San Marzano tomatoes (whole)
1.5 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon Parmesan or Pecorino Romano grated
½ cup low-fat mozzarella freshly grated
3 oz pepperoni sliced

Instructions

See separate recipe for making the pizza dough. NOTE: There are TWO pizza dough recipes on this site. One for a wood-fired oven and one for a conventional oven. If you are baking this on a pizza stone in a conventional oven, then pre-bake the pizza dough, after it has been shaped, for two to three minutes.
Add the San Marzano tomatoes and juices to a blender with fine sea salt. Pulse several times until the tomatoes break up and form a purée.
Form the dough into a 12" round pizza (see pizza dough recipe). Brush the prepared pizza dough a good olive oil making sure to cover the crust. Spread a scant ¼ of the sauce on top of the olive oil to within ¾" of the edge.
Sprinkle the Parmesan or Pecorino Romano on top of the sauce. Spread the mozzarella cheese on top.
Liberally apply pepperoni on top of the cheese.
Bake for 90 seconds or so in a 900 degree wood-fired pizza oven, turning every 20 seconds (a bit longer on a pizza stone in a convention oven). Remove when the cheese has melted and the crust is golden brown.
Let the pizza rest a few minutes to setup.

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Notes

This is one of my family's go-to pizzas in my house. Cut the pepperoni thick to prevent it from curling and burning. Blot up any grease from the pepperoni with a paper towel before serving.

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