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How to Make Pizza Using the Baking Steel

With this you can get authentic NY Pizza at home. This video also features my recipe for pizza sauce from scratch. In typical dad fashion things go a little out of wack. There may be some fire involved, just watch and see! For the written recipe on Dad's sauce please see the post on it.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: baking steel, homemade pizza recipe, how to make pizza, How to make pizza sauce
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 2597kcal
Author: James Bennett aka "Dad"

Equipment

  • Baking Steel
  • Blender
  • Pizza Peel

Ingredients

  • 1 Pre-made Pizza Dough I Like Publix
  • ¼ cup Flour For Dusting Surface and Peel
  • 1 cup Dad's Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe on the Site
  • 8 slices bacon
  • ¼ lb Italian Sausage
  • 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Instructions

  • Rest pizza dough at room temp for 1 hour.
  • Place baking steel in oven on 2nd from top rack.
  • Preheat oven with to the hottest it will go (mine goes to 525).
  • Allow baking steel to heat for 45 minutes to an hour.
  • Roll & stretch the dough using flour under it and on it to avoid sticking.
  • Once the dough is to your desired thickness put it on a pizza peel (flour underneath).
  • Add a thin layer of sauce on the dough.
  • Sprinkle with cheese.
  • CAREFULLY slide your pizza on to the baking steel using a pizza peel.
  • Cook for 5-8 minutes (watch for the crust to brown and form bubbles).
  • Remove from the oven and ENJOY!
  • See the video for techniques.

Video

Nutrition

Calories: 2597kcal | Carbohydrates: 229g | Protein: 100g | Fat: 143g | Saturated Fat: 54g | Cholesterol: 291mg | Sodium: 6808mg | Potassium: 1531mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 1883IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 618mg | Iron: 17mg
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