I’m in a calorie deficit, but there is NO WAY that I can live with the idea that pizza is bad or off limits! We just have to incorporate the foods that we love from time to time! With all of these quality ingredients, you will be so satisfied and you CAN put this in your tracker and stay on your plan!
Makes 4 servings: 712 Calories, 32g Protein, 2g Fiber per serving
Homemade Pepperoni Pizza!
Description
This is the real thing! Do not be afraid to use the good stuff!
Ingredients
Instructions
Combine the flour, yeast, salt & water in the bowl of a mixer with a dough hook, and mix on the second lowest setting for 10 minutes (or knead by hand for 10 minutes).
Form the dough into a ball and place in a bowl coated with 1 tsp olive oil.
Cover the bowl in plastic wrap and set it aside until the dough has doubled in size (about 1-2 hours).
Coat a non-stick metal baking pan with olive oil.
Spread a light layer of semolina on the counter in the rough shape of your pan.
Stretch the dough and place it on top of the semolina, then transfer the dough to the pan, semolina side down.
Top the dough with crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, fresh garlic, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni.
Top with a little more Italian seasoning and pepper, then a drizzle on 2 tsp of olive oil.
Bake in the middle/bottom of a 425 degree oven until the bottom is browned and the top is cooked (about 20 minutes).
After you remove the pizza from the oven, finish with the parmesan cheese and let the pizza rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
