This recipe was inspired by my failed attempts at Brian Lagerstrom’s 60 minute pan pizza 🤦🏻♀️😭 While his sauce and cheese are incredible (and the exact recipe I used here) the dough was super unreliable for me - I could never quite get it to come together. But, I didn’t want this to deter me from having my weeknight pan pizza dreams realized 🍕 So I went with the extreeeemly forgiving recipe from Bobby Flay, except I subbed beer for water 🍺
Ingredients
Crust (makes 2)
3 ½ to 4 cups bread flour, plus more for rolling
1 teaspoon sugar
2 ¼ teaspoons instant dry yeast
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 ½ cups (12oz) beer, 110 degrees F
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus 2 teaspoons
Sauce (makes enough for 3 pizzas)
28oz can crushed tomatoes
100g tomato paste
20g granulated sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
Pinch of chille flakes
Assembly
250g or ½ lb full fat mozzarella, shredded
Pepperoni & Other Toppings
Instructions
Preheat oven to 550℉/285℃ with baking stone or steel
Dough 🍞
Combine the bread flour, sugar, yeast and kosher salt in a bowl, Slowly add the beer and 2 tablespoons of the oil and mix until the dough forms into a ball. If the dough is sticky, add additional flour, if it’s too dry, add additional water. Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead into a smooth, firm ball.
Grease a large bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, add the dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in a warm area to let it double in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.
Sauce 🥫
Combine all ingredients and pulse with an immersion blender until smooth, about 30 sec.
Assembly 🏗️
Spread 4-5 generous spoonfuls of sauce over the dough followed by shredded mozz, then toppings. Allow to prove on the counter for 10-15 minutes then bake on top of baking stone for 16-18 minutes.
xx
Amanda