source: Great American Recipes
Pizza
Pizza is an Italian dish typically consisting of a flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomato, cheese, and other ingredients, baked at a high temperature, traditionally in a wood-fired oven.
The term pizza was first recorded in 997 AD, in a Latin manuscript from the southern Italian town of Gaeta, in Lazio, on the border with Campania.  Raffaele Esposito is often credited for creating the modern pizza in Naples. In 2009, Neapolitan pizza was registered with the European Union as a traditional specialty guaranteed (TSG) dish. In 2017, the art of making Neapolitan pizza was included on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage.
Pizza and its variants are among the most popular foods in the world. Pizza is sold at a variety of restaurants, including pizzerias (pizza specialty restaurants), Mediterranean restaurants, via delivery, and as street food  In Italy, pizza served in a restaurant is presented unsliced, and is eaten with the use of a knife and fork. In casual settings, however, it is typically cut into slices to be eaten while held in the hand. Pizza is also sold in grocery stores in a variety of forms, including frozen or as kits for self-assembly. Store-bought pizzas are then cooked using a home oven.
In 2017, the world pizza market was US$128 billion, and in the US it was $44 billion spread over 76,000 pizzerias. Overall, 13% of the US population aged two years and over consumed pizza on any given day. (Wikipedia)
Ingredients
2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package (1/4 oz.) dry yeast
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons olive oil
3/4 cup pizza sauce
12 ounces mozzarella, sliced
1 and 3/4 ounces pepperoni slices (about 25 slices)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
To make this Awesome Pepperoni Pizza, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 12 x 9-inch baking sheet. Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Stir in yeast. Make a well in the center and add olive oil and 1 cup lukewarm water. Mix until a soft dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently for 5 minutes.
Roll out the dough and press onto the prepared baking sheet. Cover and allow to rest for 10 minutes at room temperature, then bake for 5-7 minutes.
Remove the crust from the oven and spread pizza sauce on top, leaving a 3/4-inch border. Arrange the mozzarella on top and then the pepperoni. Sprinkle with oregano and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and bake until golden, 15-20 minutes.
Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, slice the pizza into 6 square slices. Serve hot.
Enjoy!
Also, try; Pizza with Mushrooms & Ham
