One of our favorite things we like to eat around here is pizza. My husband is always asking for stuffed crust pizza and for some reason, it always seems so much more expensive to order take out pizza that way. I don’t know why I didn’t try sooner, but homemade stuffed crust pizza is pretty darn good. It might taste even better than the kind that we normally buy.
If you have not tried making your own pizza at home, give it a try! Enjoy my Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza Recipe below:
| Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza Recipe |
Recipe Type: Main Dish
Author:
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp oregano
- 2tbsp Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 -7 oz Pizza sauce
- Pepperoni – 20 – 30 slices
Instructions
- In a bowl, add warm water and yeast. Wait about 5 minutes to allow the yeast to “proof”. Stir after the 5 minutes to make sure yeast is completely dissolved.
- In another bowl, add flour, onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, oregano and Parmesan cheese. Mix well, then add olive oil and mix again.
- Combine both bowls into one and start kneading the mixture to create a dough consistency. Add more flour if necessary. Keep kneading until the dough is no longer sticky and feels soft to the touch. Roll the dough into a ball form.
- In a bowl, coat with oil and place ball of dough into bowl, rolling it around for a light coat. Put bowl aside for 2 to 3 hours to allow dough to rise.
- Once dough has risen (should be about double it’s size), place on a lightly floured surface and use rolling pin to roll into a round shape for your pizza.
- Create a lip around the edge of your dough, about 1 1/2 inches in from the edge. Fill in lip with Mozzarella cheese, fold dough over and create a seal.
- Evenly spread desired amount of pizza sauce, remaining Mozzarella cheese and top with pepperonis.
- Bake at 475 for 11-12 minutes. Pizza will be done with dough is golden and cheese on top is completely melted.
Making the stuffed crust
Ready for the sauce and toppings
Ready for the oven!
Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Homemade pizza is the best!
It is definitely cheaper too!
I should not be looking at this right now, that looks so tempting to make right this very moment.
I wonder how well it would work as a square crust with mozzarella sticks.
I was wondering the same thing, Cat — I think mozzarella sticks would be easier to deal with and keep inside the crust as you’re shaping. And, I don’t think it would have to be square. You could slice the sticks in half (length-wise) and that should free them up to ‘bend” with the curve of a round pizza.
u made your own crust Your way more brave than I could ever be lol
Wow, this looks nommy. I love stuffed crust but shouldn’t be looking at this right now…LOL
Cool idea, I have never tried to make a stuffed crust, but you make it look easy!
That looks so good! I never even considered making my own stuffed crust, but maybe I’ll try your recipe.
Good luck in the contest! 🙂
Yummy! My kids will love this!
That looks wonderful and I had no idea it was so easy to make stuffed crust.
My hubby and son will love this! Okay, and me too! 🙂
Yummy! I just pinned it to my recipes! Looks like a Chicago Stuffed Pizza. 🙂 You don’t happen to live in Chicago do you?
We love making our own pizza!! Your recipe looks so good! It is so cheap and way healthier! 🙂
I am a HUGE stuffed crust fan and hate that it’s so much more pricy to order. SO trying this soon.
Nummy! I have never tried making one of these stuffed crust pizza’s sounds and looks good!
Oh this looks so good
You make it look so easy and good! I can’t wait to try this recipe out for our next movie night.
Oh my YUM! I LOVE pizza…and stuffed??? Awesome!
It looks so amazingly good. Homemade pizza is the best!
Hey, great pizza. It would be great if you linked it in to Food on Friday Series which is all about pizza this week.