Stuffed Pizza Pie

• porții: Serves 4 - 6
• timp total: Total Time: 1 hour and 4

Ingrediente

• 2 Ibs. fresh pizza dough

• 1 tbsp. olive oil

• 12 oz. bulk Italian sausage

• ½ cup diced onion

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes (optional)

• 1 tsp. dried oregano, divided

• ½ tsp. kosher salt

• ¼ tsp. fresh black pepper

• 1¼ cups pizza sauce, divided

• 1 tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature

• ¼ cup all-purpose flour, for dusting

• 2 cups shredded whole-milk mozzarella

• 1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese

• 2 oz. pepperoni, about 20 slices

• 1 tbsp. olive oil

• 2 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese

Instrucțiuni

1. Remove pizza dough from fridge and allow to come to room temperature. Preheat oven to 425°F.

2. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a round wide enameled cast iron Dutch oven, add sausage and cook while breaking apart and stirring. Cook until well browned and cooked through, then spoon off all but 2 tbsp. fat. Add onions and garlic and cook while stirring until just softened, about 3 minutes. Season with red pepper flakes, ½ tsp. oregano, salt and pepper, and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in ¼ cup pizza sauce, bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Remove sausage mixture to a bowl and set aside, let pan cool slightly then rinse and wipe dry.

3. On a lightly floured surface roll 1 ½ pounds of the pizza dough out into a 12 to 13-inch round. Roll the remaining ½ pound of dough into a thin round just slightly larger than the pan, about 9 inches. Grease the inside of the round wide enameled cast iron Dutch oven with butter, then gently stretch and lay the large round of dough into the pan, it should come up the sides. Lightly press the dough down into the bottom corners and edges of the pan, and stretch it up the sides so it overhangs.

4. Sprinkle a small handful of each shredded cheese over the bottom of the dough, then spoon the sausage mixture into the pizza. Sprinkle another small handful of each cheese over the sausage, then layer on the pepperoni and top with all of the remaining cheese.

5. Gently stretch the small round of dough and lay on top of the pizza, pushing into the corners up and over the edge, then crimp the outer edges together with a fork up the sides

of the pan like a pie, trimming any excess that hangs over the edge. Gently brush the top crust with olive oil, then cut six slits in the top dough with a small knife and sprinkle all over with 1 tbsp. parmesan cheese. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove from oven. Spread ¾ cup of pizza sauce over the top crust, and sprinkle with remaining ½ tsp. oregano. for another 40 to 45 minutes until cheese inside is melted. Check doneness by inserting a small knife or metal skewer into the center, if it is hot, the cheese is melted and ready. If crust begins to burn before cheese is melted, lower heat to 375°F and continue to bake.

Remove pizza from oven and let cool in pan for 10 minutes, turn pizza out onto a cutting board or rack and let cool for another 10 minutes before slicing.