Quick & Easy Sicilian Pizza
Quick & Easy Sicilian Pizza has a thick crust, and a sweet sauce, and is topped with fresh mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, ground sausage, and sliced red and green peppers.
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 475kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Sicilian Pizza Dough
- 4 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 envelopes rapid rise yeast
- 3 teaspoon sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup very warm water* + 5 tbsp
- 6 tablespoon canola oil
Homemade Pizza Sauce
- 28 oz whole peeled tomatoes drained
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 7 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoon basil
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 red pepper sliced
- 1 green pepper sliced
- 16 oz mozzarella cheese
- ¾ cup pepperoni sliced
- ¾ cup ground sausage cooked, crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425° F
- Combine 2 cups of the all-purpose flour, both packets of the rapid rise yeast, the sugar, and the salt into a medium-size bowl.
- Heat the water to 120°F-130°F by using a thermometer.
- Add the oil and the very warm water to the mix and combine well.
- Slowly add the remaining flour to the bowl and knead until it is slightly sticky.
- Allow the dough to sit for 10 minutes.
Sicilian Pizza Sauce
- In a medium-size skillet, melt the butter and add the garlic cloves, oregano, and basil.
- Allow to simmer for 1 minute and add the drained whole peeled tomatoes and the sugar.
- Stir and allow to simmer on low for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
Pizza Crust
- Knead the pizza dough and use a rolling pin to flatten it.
- Pick up the dough on one side and allow the dough to naturally relax and stretch.
- Repeat with the remaining sides.
- Grease a 15" x 11" pizza pan (or similar size) and lay the pizza dough inside.
- Pinch the edges to create the "crust" of the pizza.
- Carefully spread the pizza sauce over the pizza dough, leaving at least ½ inch of all sides uncovered.
- Top with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
- Layer with sliced peppers, sausage crumbles, and pepperonis.
- Top with remaining cheese.
- Bake on the lowest rack in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
- Slice into 12 slices and serve hot.
Notes
*To succeed in activating the yeast, use very warm water between the temperatures of 120°F-130°F by using a thermometer. If the water is too hot it will kill the yeast and if it is too cold the yeast will not activate.
Always check the expiration of yeast before using it in recipes because using expired yeast will cause the dough to not rise.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 475kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 856mg | Potassium: 308mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 817IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 234mg | Iron: 3mg
