Sicilian Pizza

Step 1

For the dough:

Step 2

Mix the water, sugar, olive oil, and yeast in a bowl and let it sit until the yeast foams up, about 5-10 minutes.

Step 3

Add the flour and salt, mix to form a dough, place it on a floured surface and kneed for 5 minutes until the dough has a uniform texture that is not super sticky and not so dry that it is crumbling, before placing it in an oiled bowl, covering with plastic wrap, and letting sit, at room temperature, until it doubles in size, about 1-3 hours. (You can let the dough sit overnight!)

Step 4

Spread the olive oil over the bottom of a large jelly pan (about 12 inches by 18 inches), place the dough in the pan and gently spread it out with your fingers to cover most of the pan before wrapping the top in plastic wrap and letting it sit while you make the sauce.

Step 5

For the sauce:

Step 6

Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, add the garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about a minute, before adding the tomatoes, bringing to a simmer and adding sugar and salt to taste.

Step 7

Puree the sauce in a food processor.

Step 8

For the pizza:

Step 9

Unwrap the dough in the pan, gently spread the dough to cover the pan (if required), place the slices of mozzarella over the top of the dough, followed by the sauce, pepperoni and parmesan.

Step 10

Bake on the bottom rack of a preheated 450F/230C oven until the top is bubbly and the bottom is nice and golden brown and crispy, about 10-15 minutes.

Step 11

For the dough:

Step 12

Mix the water, sugar, olive oil, and yeast in a bowl and let it sit until the yeast foams up, about 5-10 minutes.

Step 13

Add the flour and salt, mix to form a dough, place it on a floured surface and kneed for 5 minutes until the dough has a uniform texture that is not super sticky and not so dry that it is crumbling, before placing it in an oiled bowl, covering with plastic wrap, and letting sit, at room temperature, until it doubles in size, about 1-3 hours. (You can let the dough sit overnight!)

Step 14

Spread the olive oil over the bottom of a large jelly pan (about 12 inches by 18 inches), place the dough in the pan and gently spread it out with your fingers to cover most of the pan before wrapping the top in plastic wrap and letting it sit while you make the sauce.

Step 15

For the sauce:

Step 16

Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, add the garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about a minute, before adding the tomatoes, bringing to a simmer and adding sugar and salt to taste.

Step 17

Puree the sauce in a food processor.

Step 18

For the pizza:

Step 19

Unwrap the dough in the pan, gently spread the dough to cover the pan (if required), place the slices of mozzarella over the top of the dough, followed by the sauce, pepperoni and parmesan.

Step 20

Bake on the bottom rack of a preheated 450F/230C oven until the top is bubbly and the bottom is nice and golden brown and crispy, about 10-15 minutes.