Sicilian Style Sheet Pan Pizza
This thick crust pizza is loaded with toppings - pepperoni, bacon, sausage, and lots of veggies and cheese!
As much as I love a traditional round pizza, I have been so lucky to stumble across so many great sheet pan pizza recipes. Sicilian style tends to be thicker crust like a foccacia and is topped with tomato, onion, anchovies, herbs - sometimes it has strong cheeses or no cheese. So this pizza is not 100% a Sicilian pizza but it is in the style of a Sicilian pizza. The crust is magnificent and it is loaded with all the toppings. I couldn’t ask for a better pizza!
What you need:
For the Dough:
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. yeast
1 3/4 cups warm water
For the Toppings:
6 cloves minced garlic mixed with 1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cup crushed tomatoes
8 oz. shredded mozzarella
8 oz. sliced mozzarella
1/4 lb. bacon, cut into 2-inch pieces, cooked
Pepperoni slices
1/2 lb. Italian sausage, cooked
1 thinly sliced roma tomato
1 green bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup Parmesan cheesee
Fresh basil
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
For the Dough: Add all ingredients to a stand mixer with a hook attachment. Mix until combined and knead on low for 2 to 3 minutes.
Cover with a towel and let double in size for about 90 minutes.
Prep a large sheet pan by drizzling with olive oil and form pizza dough onto the sheet pan.
For the Pizza: Spread garlic mixture onto crust leaving about 1-inch around the edges.
Then spread crushed tomatoes on crust leaving about 1-inch around the edges.
Then layer shredded mozzarella, sliced mozzarella, bacon, pepperoni, sausage, tomatoes, green peppers, Parmesan cheese, basil, salt, and pepper.
Bake in a preheated 500 degree oven for 12 to 14 minutes.
Recipe from Chef Billy Parisi
