Pepperoni Deep Dish Pizza

By chris5863

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water (100° to 110°),
• divided
• 12 ounces bread flour (about 2112
• cups)
• 1 package dry yeast (about 21/4
• teaspoons)
• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• 112 teaspoon kosher salt
• Cooking spray
• 11/4 cups (5 ounces) shredded part-skim
• mozzarella cheese, divided
• 11/2 cups Basic Pizza Sauce (page 146)
• 2 ounces pepperoni slices
• 2 tablespoons grated ParmigianoReggiano
• cheese

Preparation

Step 1

1. Pou r %cup warm wate r in the bowl
of a stand mixer with dough hook
attached.Weigh or lightly spoo n flour
into dry measuring cups; level with a
knife. Add flour to %cup water; mix
until combine d. Cover and let stand 20
minut es. Combine remaining ~ cup
water and yeast in a small bowl; let
stand 5 minu tes or until bubbly.Add
yeast mixture, oil, and salt to flour mixtu
re; mix 5 minutes or until a soft
dough forms . Place dough in a large
bowl coated with cooking spray; cover
surface of dough with plastic wra p
lightly coated with cooking spray.
Ref rigerate for 24 hours .
2. Remove dough from refrigerato r. Let
stand, covered, 1 hour or until dough
comes to room temperature. P unch dough down. Roll dough out to a 14 x
ll-inch rectangle on a lightly floured
surface. Press dough into bottom and
partially up sides of a 13 x 9- inch metal
baking pan coated with cooking spray.
Cover dough loosely with plastic wrap.
3. Place a baking sheet in oven on bottom
rack. Preheat oven to 450".
4. Arrange 11 cup mozzarella evenly
over dough; top with Basic Pizza Sauce,
pepperon i, Parmigiano- Reggiano, and
remaining Vz cup mozzarella. Place pan
on baking shee t in oven; bake at 450"
for 25 minu tes or until crust is golden.
Cut pizza into 6 rectangles.Yield: 6
servings (serving size: 1 rectangle).