The Double Decker Pepperoni Pizza

There’s been a request for pizza lately from our little guy…so I thought I make his favorite, which is pepperoni pizza…BUT double decker style!

You can’t tell all too well from the photo, but this pizza gives you double of everything…The Double Decker Pizza

Ingredients: (For the Dough)

CLICK HERE for my favorite pizza dough recipe.

Ingredients: (For the Toppings)

  • 1 small bag pepperoni
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 can slice black olives
  • 1 can whole anchovies (optional)
  • 1 jar organic pizza sauce
  • Olive oil (for drizzle)
  • fresh ground pepper to taste
  • Corn meal (if using pizza stone)

Directions:

  1. Prep the dough as directed.
  2. Preheat oven to 425°F
  3. Place pizza stone in the oven for about 5 minutes.
  4. Remove pizza stone from the oven and top with corn meal.  Follow with the dough.Copyright 2010- The Cooking Apprentice LLC  All rights reserved.
  5. Follow with the pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and fresh ground pepper.Pizza sauce Shredded mozzarella cheese Pepperoni
  6. Drizzle olive oil on the overlapping dough.
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  7. Top with a second layer of dough.  Repeat steps 5-6.  Add sliced olives and anchovies (if desired).Copyright 2010- The Cooking Apprentice LLC  All rights reserved. Copyright 2010- The Cooking Apprentice LLC  All rights reserved. Copyright 2010- The Cooking Apprentice LLC  All rights reserved. Copyright 2010- The Cooking Apprentice LLC  All rights reserved.
  8. Form a braid with the excess pizza dough by overlapping as you fold.  Repeat throughout.Copyright 2010- The Cooking Apprentice LLC  All rights reserved. L1050363
  9. Brush olive oil throughout the braid.  Place in the oven and bake for approximately 20-22 minutes or until dough is cooked and golden brown in color.Copyright 2010- The Cooking Apprentice LLC  All rights reserved.