Description
Perfectly chewy crust stuffed with cheese just like the pizzeria chain. Top with sauce and your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
- 5 cups bread flour, divided, or as needed
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle warm beer
- ¼ cup warm water
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste, divided
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal, or as needed
- 16 sticks string cheese
Instructions
- 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 until combined. With the mixer running
- add 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. Place dough into the bowl. 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 equal portions. Place each portion onto a prepared pan. Cover and let rest for about 5 minutes.
- Stretch each dough out 1 inch past the edge of the pan. If dough shrinks back when stretched
- cover and let rest for 5 more minutes before stretching again.
- Arrange 8 sticks cheese
- ends touching
- around the edge of 1 pan. Fold overhang over cheese and press dough to seal. Repeat with the second pan.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 24