No need to call for delivery with this homemade sheet pan pizza recipe! An easy, fool proof yeast dough crust, slathered with a flavorful homemade pizza sauce, lots of cheese, and pepperoni. This is a family favorite dinner.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 15
Calories 166kcal
Ingredients
pizza dough
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
2 1/4teaspoonsactive dry yeastor .25 oz packet
1/4teaspoonsalt
1cupwarm water120-130 degrees
1tablespooncanola oil
pizza sauce
1can (14.5 oz) petite diced tomatoesundrained
1can (6 oz) tomato paste
1tablespooncanola oilor olive oil
1teaspoonsalt
1/2 teaspoondried basil
1/2 teaspoondried oregano
1/2teaspoon ground marjoram
1/2teaspoonground thyme
1/2teaspoongarlic powder
pizza
sliced pepperoni
3cupsshredded cheeseyour choice
Instructions
make the pizza dough
In a large mixing bowl, or bowl of a stand mixer, combine 2 cups, yeast, salt, water, and oil. Stir together, or use the dough hook on the mixer, until smooth and combined. Dough should be somewhat sticky and soft. If dough is too sticky and sticking to the sides of the bowl still, add 1/2 cup of flour. I usually end up having to add the full 2 1/2 cups of flour + 2-3 tablespoons more when I knead it later.
Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. About 5 minutes. Here is where you can add more flour if dough is still too sticky. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes.
make the pizza sauce
Combine all pizza sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir together until combined. If you want a smooth pizza sauce, use a 15 oz can of tomato sauce instead of the diced tomatoes.
make the pizza
Heat oven to 425 degrees and spray a cookie sheet (12" x 18") with cooking spray.
Press the pizza dough into the cookie sheet. It has a tendency to spring away from the edges, but keep pressing it out and it will stay. Prick all over the crust generously with a fork. Bake for 12-14 minutes.
Spread the pizza sauce onto the cooked crust. You may not use it all. Top with the shredded cheese and pepperoni slices. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cut into squares.
Notes
You can use any type of shredded cheese that you want. We prefer half mozzarella and half cheddar so that is what I always use. A tip that I always tell me about the warm water needed for yeast dough recipes is to turn the kitchen faucet all the way to hot and use that water.