Thick-Crust Pizza
Thick-Crust Pizza — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.
Yield
2 pizzas
Ingredients
- 1 can (12 oz) tuttorosso tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 packets (14 g / 4½ teaspoon) active dry yeast
- 2 ½ cups warm water
- 6+ cups all-purpose flour
- 2–3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- Various toppings (e.g. pepperoni, onions, peppers)
- Yield:
- 2 pizzas
Instructions
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1Pour can of tomato sauce into a mixing bowl.
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2Add sugar, salt, pepper, parsley, basil, oregano, and crushed garlic to bowl.
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3Stir, and set aside.
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4Mix yeast with warm water. Stir to combine.
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5Pour yeast/water mixture into bowl containing 5 cups flour. Stir.
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6Spread out parchment paper, and sprinkle with flour. Transfer dough from mixing bowl onto parchment paper. Knead. Repeatedly add more flour until dough feels fairly dry and consistent.
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7Sprinkle bowl with flour. Roll dough into a ball, sprinkle outside with flour, and put into bowl.
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8Cover bowl with a towel. Let stand for 2 hours to rise.
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9Preheat oven to 350–375°F.
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10Coat bottom and sides of aluminum pan with vegetable oil (about 2–3 tablespoons).
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11Lay out parchment paper, and sprinkle a layer of flour on top.
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12Flatten dough on parchment paper using rolling pin.
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13Put dough in pan.
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14Make ridge around outside of dough for the crust.
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15Spread the prepared sauce over the dough. Scatter the mozzarella and toppings over the sauce.
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16Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, until cheese is melted and crust is browned and cooked through.
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17Slice and serve.
- Category
- Entree/Main
- Method
- Baking
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 28, 2026