Ingredients
Crust
- 2 cups warm water
- 3 tsp. yeast
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 1/4 cup golden crisco
- 2 tsp. salt
- 4 - 4 1/2 cups flour
Toppings
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups pizza sauce
- 300 grams thinly sliced pepperoni
- 4 cups grated mozzarella cheese or more if you like it cheesy
- your favourite additional toppings (mushrooms, peppers, sausage, etc.)
In a kitchen aid mixer, combine warm water, yeast, and sugar and let sit until frothy. Add in butter, butter flavoured Crisco and salt and mix until combined. Add in flour, a small amount at a time, and mix with a dough hook until dough is well mixed. Let rise slightly and mix again. Roll out dough into one large pan or two 9X12 greased baking pans. Let rise again slightly and then roll out thin and stretch to create an edge up the side of the pan. Bake until crust begins to brown.
Add salt and pepper to ricotta and then add eggs. Mix to combine. Spread mixture out onto browned crust. Top with pizza sauce. Add pepperoni and other toppings. Top with cheese.
Bake until done. Let sit 10-15 minutes before serving.
