Pepperoni Pizza

You can use store bought pizza dough or make your own. I used Trader Joes whole wheat pizza dough. Also, you can make your own sauce or use a store bought version. This was a weekday dinner, so I opted for the easiest way to make this pizza. This works best with a pizza stone, although you could use a baking sheet too. What makes this pizza unique is using a cheese blend....not just your normal mozzarella cheese.

pizza dough (make your own or use store bought)
pizza sauce (make your own or use store bought)
shredded cheese blend to include; mozzarella, jack and cheddar cheese
pepperoni
garlic powder
pepper
italian seasoning blend
crushed red pepper

Heat oven to 450 degrees

Flour surface and roll out dough into desired pizza shape. Heat pizza stone or baking sheet in the oven for 5 minutes. Remove and lay pizza dough down on it. Top with sauce, then sprinkle with garlic powder and italian seasoning. Sprinkle with cheese blend, and then add pepperonis. Finish by seasoning with pepper and crushed red pepper.

Place in the oven and cook for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until starting to brown and cheese is bubbling. Keep an eye on it. Pizza can burn really fast if you are not careful.

Remove and keep on the pizza stone or baking sheet for about 5 minutes. Then transfer to a large cutting board. Cut in to pieces, serve and ENJOY!!!!!

Wine pairing......Chianti or Barbera.