Sicilian Pizza Recipe
This Sicilian pizza recipe is homemade in a sheet pan and loaded with sauce, cheese, and toppings for a meal the whole family will love.
Ingredients
For the Dough:
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon active yeast
- 1 ¾ cups warm water, 110° to 115°
For the Toppings:
- 6 cloves finely minced garlic mixed with 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- ½ cup crushed tomatoes
- 8 ounces shredded mozzarella
- 8 ounces sliced mozzarella
- ¼ pound crisp cooked bacon, cut into 2” pieces
- 10-12 pepperoni slices
- ¼ pound raw loose sausage separated into chunks
- 1 sliced Roma tomato
- 2 sliced domestic mushrooms
- ½ peeled and thinly sliced green pepper
- ¼ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- 15-20 fresh basil leaves
- coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Dough: Preheat the oven to 500°.
- Add the flour, salt, sugar, olive oil, yeast, and water to a stand mixer with the hook attachment.
- Mix until just combined on low speed and then knead on low speed for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove the bowl, cover it with a towel, and let it double in size, which takes about 90 minutes.
- Next, drizzle some olive oil onto the sheet pan that you will be cooking in, I used a 12”x18”x2” sheet pan. If you have smaller sheet pans, divide the dough and make 2 pizzas, or reserve the remaining dough in the freezer.
- Form the pizza dough into the sheet pan so that it is completely covered.
- Next, evenly spread the garlic and olive oil mixture all over the pizza using a pastry brush making sure to leave a 1” crust around the outside.
- Evenly spread on the crushed tomatoes, leaving a 1” edge around the outside, and then layer on as follows shredded mozzarella, sliced mozzarella, bacon, pepperoni, sausage, tomatoes, mushrooms, green peppers, parmesan cheese, basil leaves, salt, and pepper.
- Cook the pizza for 12 to 18 minutes at 500° on a middle rack in the oven or until browned and cooked throughout.
- Slice and serve.
Notes
Make-Ahead: You can make this pizza up to 30 minutes ahead. Keep it warm at very low temperatures in the oven, e.g., 150 to 160°.
How to Store: Cover it in plastic wrap and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Freeze it covered in plastic for up to 2 months.
How to Reheat: Preheat your oven to 350° and add the pizza still in the pan or directly onto a cookie sheet tray or preheated pizza stone and cook for 5-7 minutes or until hot and the cheese has melted.
How to Reheat from Frozen: Add the frozen pizza back to a preheated oven with a pizza stone and cook at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes or till hot and the cheese is melted.
You can also knead the dough by hand if you do not have a stand mixer.
Feel free to use any of your favorite toppings, including vegetables, cheeses, or meats.
You can also get creative with the cheeses as well including using things like pepper jack or fontina.
The main difference of this recipe is in the forming of the dough. A traditional pizza dough would be formed and rolled out into a circle and then baked on a hot stone. Sicilian pizza is where the dough is formed into a sheet pan and baked directly in that pan.
Neopolitan pizza from Italy is usually round with a thin center and a thicker outer crust on the chewier side. Sicilian pizza is similar to focaccia and is very thick and the dough is bread-like in texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 435kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 18gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 633mgPotassium: 208mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 431IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 231mgIron: 3mg