Individual Cheese and Pepperoni Pizzas
- a 1/4-ounce package (2 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2/3 cup lukewarm water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 to 2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- cornmeal for sprinkling the baking sheets
- 1/3 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 pound whole-milk mozzarella, grated (about 2/3 cup)
- freshly grated Parmesan for sprinkling the pizzas if desired
- 36 thin slices of pepperoni
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- In the large bowl of an electric mixer proof the yeast with the sugar in 1/3 cup of the water for 5 minutes, or until the mixture is foamy, stir in the remaining 1/3 cup water, the oil, 2 cups of the flour, and the salt, and blend the mixture until it forms a dough.
- Fit the mixer with the dough hook and knead the dough, incorporating as much of the remaining 1/4 cup flour as necessary to prevent the dough from sticking, for 3 minutes, or until it is smooth and elastic.
- Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl and turn it to coat it with the oil.
- Let the dough rise, covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place for 1 hour, or until it is double in bulk, and punch it down.
- Divide the dough into 6 pieces and on a floured surface roll out each piece into a 6-inch round.
- Transfer the rounds to baking sheets (preferably black steel, for a crisper crust), oiled and sprinkled with the cornmeal, and spread each of the rounds with a scant 1 tablespoon of the tomato sauce.
- Sprinkle the rounds evenly with the mozzarella and the Parmesan and top them with the pepperoni.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and drizzle the rounds with the oil.
- Bake the pizzas on the bottom rack of a preheated 500F.
- electric oven or on the floor of a preheated 500F.
- gas oven for 10 minutes, or until the pizza crusts are golden brown.
- Let the pizzas cool slightly before serving.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/individual-cheese-and-pepperoni-pizzas-11584 (may not work)