{"id":5049,"date":"2026-05-16T20:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T20:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=5049"},"modified":"2026-05-16T20:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T20:35:51","slug":"stuffed-crust-pepperoni-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/stuffed-crust-pepperoni-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza<\/h1>\n<p>Gooey mozzarella-stuffed crust meets crispy pepperoni and melty cheese for a homemade pizza that tastes even better than takeout.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 pizza dough (homemade or store-bought)<\/li>\n<li>8 mozzarella string cheese sticks<\/li>\n<li>1 cup pizza sauce<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>20\u201325 pepperoni slices<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>Cornmeal or flour for dusting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat your oven to 220\u00b0C (425\u00b0F). If using a pizza stone, place it in the oven while preheating.<\/li>\n<li>Lightly flour your surface and roll the pizza dough into a large circle, slightly bigger than your pizza pan.<\/li>\n<li>Place the mozzarella string cheese sticks around the edge of the dough, leaving about 2 cm from the border.<\/li>\n<li>Fold the dough over the cheese sticks and pinch tightly to seal all the way around, creating the stuffed crust.<\/li>\n<li>Spread pizza sauce evenly over the center of the dough, avoiding the crust edges.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese over the sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange pepperoni slices evenly on top.<\/li>\n<li>Mix olive oil, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning together, then brush over the crust.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle Parmesan cheese around the crust for extra flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 15\u201318 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly.<\/li>\n<li>Let the pizza cool for 3\u20135 minutes before slicing and serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Add cooked sausage, mushrooms, olives, or peppers for extra toppings.<\/li>\n<li>For a crispier crust, bake directly on a pizza stone.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with ranch dressing or garlic butter for dipping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy your cheesy stuffed crust pepperoni pizza fresh out of the oven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza Gooey mozzarella-stuffed crust meets crispy pepperoni and melty cheese for a homemade pizza that tastes even&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5049"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5051,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5049\/revisions\/5051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}