Have you ever thought about how many slices of pizza you’ve eaten in your life?
In college, we could use our dining hall points to order Domino’s, which we definitely did our fair share of Saturday late nights. When I lived in Italy, I thought nothing of devouring an entire pizza alle acciughei, one bite at a time, fork-and-knife style. During pandemic lockdown, I finally bought a long-coveted Ooni pizza oven and perfected a sourdough crust with caramelized onions, roasted Brussels sprouts, and spicy sausage. And when I visit friends in NYC or the Jersey shore, it’s a triangular slice of melty cheese pizza I crave most.
I love today’s Supper Club recipe for Sicilian Pizza because it’s not like any of the pizzas our family typically has, it’s delicious, and because everyone who eats it just can’t get over how easy it is to make. The active kitchen time is only about 20 minutes, and the rise(s) can be done in as little as an hour. Typically, I make a double batch of the dough (my kids are boring cheese-only people), forget about it, and let it rise on my counter throughout the day. When we get home from sports practice, I pop it in to bake, make a quick salad, and 20 minutes later I feel like an Italian rockstar when a cheesy, hot pizza from scratch emerges from the oven.
Even if homemade pizza feels a little too out of your comfort zone, promise me you’ll give this a try, and not stress about the timing of the steps. You too will be amazed with another weeknight win!
My family really enjoyed this pizza. The dough was so easy! We split the pan up in half with a cheese only and cheese and pepperoni section to everyone had a something to eat.
They are excited for me to make it again but with a few requested changes to try: adding Italian seasoning or something like that to the dough, using a shreddable cheese to have cheese in every bite and using different toppings.