Hot Honey and Goat Cheese Pepperoni Pizza
User Reviews
5
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Total Time
2 hrs
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Servings
4
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Hot Honey and Goat Cheese Pepperoni Pizza
Description
The Hot Honey and Goat Cheese Pepperoni Pizza is built on a well-prepared dough stretched and rested for elasticity and rise. The pizza base is coated with marinara sauce, layered with tangy goat cheese, and scattered with thinly sliced pepperoni. Provolone cheese is grated over the top with a hint of dried oregano for herbal notes. The hot honey, made by infusing honey with thinly sliced jalapeno including seeds, provides a spicy-sweet contrast. Baking this combination at a high oven temperature encourages a crisp crust with bubbling cheese.
The fresh arugula added after baking imparts a peppery crunch, cutting through the richness of cheeses and pepperoni. Olive oil in the dough pan and drizzled lightly on top helps achieve a tender but crisp base. Overall, the pizza balances creamy, spicy, savory, and fresh elements.
Serving this pizza hot alongside a green salad or on its own works well. The hot honey adds an adjustable level of heat and sweetness, making the flavor profile distinctive. The recipe’s rise times and dough resting steps enhance the texture, resulting in a dough that is crisp on the edges but tender within.
Ingredients
- 1 pizza kit DeLallo Foods brand
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce
- 4 ounces goat cheese
- 2 ounces pepperoni sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1 1/2 cups provolone cheese or a mix! cheese, or mozzarella, freshly grated
- 4 cups arugula baby greens
hot honey
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 jalapeno pepper thinly sliced (keep the seeds in!)
Instructions
- Prep the dough and let it rise.
- Drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a 9x13inch cake pan or dish. Remove the dough from the bowl and knead it a few times until silky, using a sprinkle of extra flour if needed. Place the dough in the pan and press it out towards the edges. It might not reach the edges at first (and it will spring back), so give it 10 minutes to rest, then try again. You can do this a few times, letting it rest and stretching it out! Once it’s in the pan and as close to the edges as it will get, cover it and let it rise again for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 550 degrees F.
- To make the pizza, press the dough down in the pan with your fingertips and remove any large air bubbles. Spread the sauce on the dough, leaving a small border around the edges. Add on about 3/4 of the goat cheese and most of the pepperoni slices. Top with the grated cheeses and a sprinkle of oregano. Add a few more tablespoons of sauce if you'd like. It’s okay if it’s around the edges, because it will get crispy on the edges of the dough!
- Bake the pizza for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cheese is golden and bubbly and the crust around the edges is golden. Toss the arugula with the tablespoon of olive oil. Remove the pizza and drizzle it with a few tablespoons of the hot honey. Top it with the arugula. Add the remaining crumbled goat cheese. Add on the jalapeno slices from the honey if you wish! Slice and serve!
hot honey
- Heat the honey and the jalapeños in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Let the honey come to a light simmer then turn off the honey. Let it sit for 5 minutes. Strain the honey through a fine mesh sieve to remove the peppers and the seeds. I like to keep the peppers and throw them on the pizza!
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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