{"id":3535,"date":"2021-05-17T23:31:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T23:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malak.ca\/blog\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2021-05-17T23:31:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T23:31:22","slug":"making-pepperoni-pizza-with-a-biscuit-dough-crust-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malak.ca\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/05\/17\/making-pepperoni-pizza-with-a-biscuit-dough-crust-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Pepperoni Pizza With a Biscuit-Dough Crust — Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This past week’s cooking projects from my collection of recipes<\/a> included yet again more bran muffins<\/a> for mom, crisped rice treats<\/a> (which will be the subject of a future post since I also took photos of the process, to keep for future use), and the subject of this post, my pepperoni pizza<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A post that is an ancestor<\/a> to my current project of creating photo posts of my personal recipes<\/a> was for my pepperoni pizza<\/a>, the same recipe for this post; however, it was a simple posting with only some photos of a few of the steps, and the post was created more on a dare after I randomly texted said photos to my brother, who replied “A blog post, perhaps?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that in this post, while some photos below may betray the order in which they were actually taken relative to the others (although all were taken in the same session), some ingredients’ preparation steps are presented at the beginning as part of the mise-en-place<\/em> steps for the sake of the narrative. Also note that these pizzas were made at the cottage, hence the use of different kitchen equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making the pizza:<\/u><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An oven rack was placed on the top position in the oven, and the oven was preheated to 450F:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oven preheated to 450F<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Olive oil was added to two #8 cast iron skillets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Olive oil added to a cast iron skillet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

… and the olive oil was evenly spread over the skillets’ surfaces with a paper towel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spreading the olive oil with a paper towel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Two oiled cast iron skillets<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I keep cooked bacon in the freezer; a few slices of which were taken out (or at this point, cook some bacon):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bacon cooked in advance taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The cooked bacon was sliced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cooked bacon sliced<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

… and then the bacon was chopped finely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bacon finely chopped<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The finely chopped bacon was transferred to a bowl and kept at hand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finely chopped bacon placed in a bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

An onion was taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Onion taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The onion was trimmed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trimmed onion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The onion was halved:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Onion halved<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The onion was then sliced thinly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Onion sliced thinly<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

And the onion was chopped finely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Onion sliced finely<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Then, the onion was transferred to the bowl with the chopped bacon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chopped onion transferred to bowl with chopped bacon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

And the chopped onion and chopped bacon were mixed together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chopped onion and chopped bacon mixed together<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The bowl of chopped onion and chopped bacon was then put aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mozzarella cheese, a grater, and a bowl were taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mozzarella cheese, grater, and bowl taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The mozzarella cheese was grated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grating mozzarella<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Grated mozzarella cheese<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 and the mozzarella cheese was put aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use pre-sliced pepperoni purchased at the store; if you are slicing your own pepperoni, now would be a good time to slice 30 slices of pepperoni, and place the sliced pepperoni on a plate or in a bowl, to be put aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sliced pepperoni<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Flour was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flour measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The flour was placed in a mixing bowl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flour placed in mixing bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Flour in mixing bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Baking powder was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baking powder measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The baking powder was added to the flour in the mixing bowl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baking powder added to mixing bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Shortening was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shortening measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The shortening was added to the flour and baking powder in the mixing bowl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shortening added to mixing bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Shortening in mixing bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Salt was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salt measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The salt was added to the flour, baking powder, and shortening in the mixing bowl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salt added to other ingredients<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

“Italian style seasoning” was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Italian seasoning measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Italian seasoning was added to the flour, baking powder, shortening, and salt in the mixing bowl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Italian seasoning added to other ingredients<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Italian seasoning added to other ingredients<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The shortening was broken up with a fork …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Breaking up the shortening with a fork<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

… until the shortening was broken up to roughly the size of peas, and the rest of the ingredients were well mixed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shortening broken up to the size of peas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Milk was measured out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Milk measured out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

An egg was taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Egg taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The egg was cracked into the measuring cup of milk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Egg cracked into milk<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The egg and milk were mixed together with a fork:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Egg and milk mixed together with a fork<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

About a third of the liquid was added to the flour mix:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Egg and milk mixture added to the flour mix<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The wet and dry ingredients were mixed together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wet and dry ingredients mixed<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the liquid was added half at a time, mixing after each addition of liquid, resulting in a sticky to somewhat stiff dough:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wet and dry ingredients mixed to make a dough<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The dough was divided between the two oiled cast iron skillets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dough divided between the two oiled cast iron skillets<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The two dough balls were lightly floured: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dough balls lightly floured<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The dough was flattened out in the skillets by hand, covering the entire surface of the bases of the skillets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dough flattened out by hand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Edges were formed in the dough along the edges of the skillets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Edges formed in dough along edges of skillets<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pizza sauce was taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pizza sauce taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The sauce was spooned out of the can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sauce spooned out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The sauce was transferred to the pizzas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sauce transferred to pizza<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

… and evenly split between the two pizzas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sauce split between pizzas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The sauce was evenly spread over the two flattened dough in each skillet, within the edges created around the pizzas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sauce evenly spread over dough<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sauce evenly spread over dough<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The pepperoni was taken out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pepperoni taken out<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pepperoni slices were layered on top of the sauce, generally not overlapping over each other:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pepperoni layered on top of the sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pepperoni layered on top of the sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The chopped onion and chopped bacon mix was divided between the pizzas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chopped onion and chopped bacon mix divided between the pizzas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The chopped onion and chopped bacon mix was evenly spread over the surface of the pizzas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chopped onion and chopped bacon mix evenly spread over the surface of the pizzas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The grated mozzarella cheese was divided between the two pizzas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grated mozzarella cheese divided between the two pizzas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The grated mozzarella cheese was evenly spread over the surface of the pizzas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grated mozzarella cheese evenly spread over the pizzas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The two pizzas, skillets and all, were placed on the top rack of the preheated oven:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pizzas placed on the top rack of the preheated oven<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A timer was set to 23 minutes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Timer set to 23 minutes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The pizzas’ positions in the oven were switched partway, and after 23 minutes, the baked pizzas were removed from the oven using oven mitts — the skillets are VERY HOT! — and placed on a cutting board:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baked pizzas removed from oven<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The pizzas were removed from the skillets using an egg flipper, and returned to the cutting board:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pizzas removed from cast iron skillets<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The pizzas were sliced (in this case, in six pieces each):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pizzas sliced<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A yummy lunch is served:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lunch is served!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lunch was yummy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the pizza slices were placed on a cookie sheet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pizza slices placed on cookie sheet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The cookie sheet was placed in the freezer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tray with pizza slices placed in freezer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Once frozen, the extra pizza slices were placed in a freezer bag and returned to the freezer, to eat during future lunches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Frozen pizza slices in a freezer bag and returned to the freezer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This past week’s cooking projects from my collection of recipes included yet again more bran muffins for mom, crisped rice treats (which will be the subject of a future post since I also took photos of the process, to keep for future use), and the subject of this post, my pepperoni pizza. A post that … <\/p>\n

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