Weigh out the ingredients
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For the pizza dough, you'll need bread flour, olive oil, sugar, salt, water, and yeast.
Weigh out the ingredients
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For the toppings, you'll need mozzarella, pizza sauce, and pepperoni.
In a glass measuring cup, combine the warm water and yeast. Set aside for about 5 minutes to activate.
Activate the yeast
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In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, stir together the flour, sugar, salt, and olive oil.
Combine remaining ingredients
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Add the water yeast mixture and knead on medium speed for about 8 minutes or until a smooth dough forms.
Add water yeast mixture
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Cover the bowl with a towel and allow the dough to rest for 15 minutes.
Rest the dough
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Turn the dough out onto a non-floured surface and shape into a smooth, taut ball by pulling the dough toward you and twisting at the same time.
Shape dough into taut ball
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Transfer the dough to a medium bowl greased with olive oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for the dough to proof overnight or up to 36 hours.
Proof overnight
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Remove dough from the fridge and set out at room temperature 2 hours before baking. About 30 minutes before assembling the pizza, preheat the oven to 550 degrees F. Place the dough on a clean surface and gently stretch it out to nearly 14 inches, keeping an even crust around the edges.
Stretch out the dough
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Once it's nearly there, transfer it to the Baker's Secret 14" Steel Pizza Crisper and finish stretching it out to the edges.
Transfer to pizza steel
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Sprinkle the grated mozzarella evenly all over the dough, then dollop the pizza sauce on top.
Assemble the pizza
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Add pepperoni slices or any other toppings as desired. Bake the pizza for about 6 minutes or until the crust is deeply golden and the cheese is evenly melted. Cut the pizza into 8 slices and enjoy!
Bake
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