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hot honey pomodoro pizza

Sometimes the simplest recipes boast the most satisfying results.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 shallots, minced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 1 lb pizza dough, homemade or storebought
  • 1 1/2 cups low-moisture mozzarella cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups fontina cheese, shredded
  • 4 oz vegetarian or regular pepperoni
  • hot honey, for drizzling (recipe below)

hot honey

  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup hot sauce (I like Frank's)
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Lightly sprinkle corn meal over a large baking sheet.
  • Heat the olive oil in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Saute the shallots and garlic until frangrant, about 1-2 minutes. Pour in the crushed tomatoes and honey and bring to a gentle simmer for 10 minutes until thickened (you may let it go for longer if you wish!). Remove from heat, stir in the basil, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Divide the pizza dough in half. Working with one half, roll, push, and press into a roughly 10 inch circle and place on the prepared baking sheet. Poke all over with holes and brush lightly with olive oil. Parbake for 5 minutes until starting to turn golden.
  • Spread about 1/2 cup of sauce over the parbaked dough. Sprinkle with half of the cheese, and arrange half of the pepperonis overtop. Bake an additional 8-10 minutes until the cheesy is melty and bubbling. Repeat with the second ball of pizza dough. You will have sauce leftover.
  • Meanwhile, make the hot honey. Combine the honey, hot sauce, cayenne pepper, garlic and onion powders, and pepper flakes in a microwave-safe bowl or jar. Heat for 30 seconds, stir, then heat an additional 20-30 seconds until the honey is more viscous and the ingredients combined.
  • Drizzle hot honey over the pizza and serve hot.

Notes

*To store: Pomodoro sauce keeps for up to a week in the fridge, and hot honey keeps for up to 2 weeks in the fridge.
Keyword basil, cheese, comfort food, hot honey, italian, main course, pepperoni, pizza, pomodoro, tomato, vegetarian