Here's how to make a perfect thin crust pepperoni pizza in your home oven.
With a recipe this simple, being precise with ingredients and techniques is important to achieve the same results.
Here are the ingredients you'll need to make this pizza recipe!
Take the pizza dough out of the fridge 60-90 minutes before stretching it. Preheat a baking steel at 500°F for one hour.
Make the no-cook pizza sauce by mixing together tomato sauce, oregano, basil, salt, and grated garlic.
Hand stretch the pizza dough on a well floured surface.
Arrange the pizza dough on a pizza peel lightly dusted with semolina flour.
Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce with the back of a spoon.
Add the low-moisture whole milk mozzarella cheese next.
Top with pepperoni. Leave space between the slices so the pizza doesn't get soupy.
Finish with a generous dusting of finely grated parmesan cheese.
Pecorino romano cheese also works well here!
Shimmy the pizza to make sure it's not stuck.
Bake on a preheated baking steel for 4-8 minutes, broiling for the final minute.
Top with fresh basil and slice immediately!