How to Make Bar Pizza - Recipe, Tips, and Tricks

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories while maintaining meltiness.

pizza dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pizza dough

💰Cheaper: store-bought pizza crust

Whole wheat dough adds fiber, while store-bought saves time.

pepperoni

🥗Healthier: turkey pepperoni

💰Cheaper: salami

Turkey pepperoni is lower in fat, while salami is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while pecorino is often cheaper.

Add 300 grams of room temperature water to a large bowl.

Add 10 grams of honey and 2.5 grams of instant yeast to the water and let it bloom for a few minutes.

Add 450 grams of all-purpose flour and 10 grams of salt to the bowl.

Add 2 tablespoons of melted butter to the mixture.

Mix until the flour is fully hydrated without developing too much gluten.

Grease a work surface and hand knead the dough for five minutes.

Grease a large bowl, place the dough in it, grease the top of the dough ball, and cover it.

Let the dough rest at room temperature for five hours.

Portion the dough into 8.5 ounce balls, yielding three 12-inch pizzas, and place them in individual greased bowls.

Refrigerate the dough balls for 24 hours to relax and develop flavor.

Four hours before making pizza, take the dough out of the fridge to warm up.

Prepare the sauce by draining a can of whole San Marzano tomatoes and adding them to a food processor.

Add 1 teaspoon of sea salt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and a dash of dried oregano to the tomatoes in the food processor.

Pulse just enough to break up the tomatoes without making it too smooth.

Grease a Lloyd's pizza pan with olive oil and press the warmed dough ball into it, stretching it to the edges.

If the dough springs back, let it rest for a few minutes before trying again.

Optionally dock the dough with a fork to prevent air bubbles.

Spread sauce all the way to the rim of the pizza, then add shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese, and other toppings like canned mushrooms, pickled jalapenos, and pepperoni.

Preheat the oven to 550 degrees Fahrenheit and place a pizza steel or stone inside to preheat.

Bake the pizza in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, placing the pan directly on the steel.

Check for doneness; the cheese around the edges should be dark brown and crispy.

If the bottom of the pizza isn't crispy enough, place it directly on the steel for an additional 45 seconds.

Cut the pizza into squares before serving.

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