Just Like Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza Recipes

JAN'S COPYCAT VERSION OF PIZZA HUT®'S STUFFED CRUST PIZZA

Steps:

• Combine 4 cups bread flour, beer, water, shortening, yeast, brown sugar, salt, garlic powder, and onion powder in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Mix, adding remaining flour a little at a time, until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms into a ball, about 2 minutes.
• Lightly grease a large bowl with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add dough. Cover with a clean towel and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Grease 2 pizza pans with remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil; dust with cornmeal.
• Punch dough down gently and divide into 2 portions. Place dough on the prepared pans. Cover and let rest, about 5 minutes. Stretch dough out 1 inch past the edge of the pans.
• Arrange 8 sticks of cheese, ends touching, around the edge of 1 pan. Fold overhang over cheese and press dough to seal. Repeat with second pan.

COPYCAT PIZZA HUT'S PIZZA STUFFED CRUST PIZZA DOUGH RECIPE

Steps:

• Stir the water, yeast, and sugar altogether, set aside for 5 minutes until foamy.
• Add 2½ cups of the flour, salt, and oil, and stir until the dough comes together.
• On a floured surface, knead the dough for about 8 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
• Add more flour if the dough is sticky.
• Place the dough in an oiled bowl and turn to coat all over.
• Cover and set aside in a warm place until it doubles in size, approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Roll the dough out so it's about two inches larger than the pizza pan.
• Line string cheese along the edge of the pan and spoon pizza sauce over cheese.
• Fold over the edges to form a ring and press to seal.
• Prepare the remainder of pizza as you like it.
• Bake on a pizza stone or cookie sheet in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until bubbly and golden.

JUST LIKE PIZZA HUT STUFFED CRUST PEPPERONI PIZZA

Steps:

• 1. Mix the warm milk, olive oil, sugar, salt and yeast in a bowl. The yeast should be 100 degrees F.
• 2. Let the yeast mixture rise to double the size about 10 minutes. Always use fresh yeast.
• 3. Add the yeast mixture to the flour. Use the dough hook on low speed mix for 5 minutes.
• 4. Grease two bowls with olive oil. Shape dough into two balls. Place in a warm place till double in size. Let rise 30 minutes.
• 5. For sauce place in a saucepan the tomatoes and sea salt. Add all other ingredients heat for 30 minutes.
• 6. Roll out dough on a floured surface. Measure dough by a large skillet placed down on the dough. Put dough into pan. Leave about 2" of the dough out of the skillet.
• 7. Place the cheese in a circle around the outer edge of the pan and pull dough over and seal.
• 8. Place in oven 5 minutes till firm to touch. This will make sure sauce doesn't make dough gooey.
• 9. Add the sauce and the cheese and the remaining ingredients.
• 10. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. The cheese wil be bubbly. Done!