How to Make Homemade Pepperoni Pizza

Pepperoni ranks as America's top choice when it comes to pizza toppings. The pepperoni pizza is a classic, regardless of crust or cheese preferences. After preparing the pizza base, spreading the sauce and sprinkling the cheese, it all comes down to the pepperoni. Professional methods for spacing and presenting pepperoni slices on pizza are below.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Crust
• Sauce
• Cheese
• Pepperoni
• Spices

1. Remove the pepperoni from its original packaging. Usually pepperoni comes already prepared in circular slices but whole pepperoni sausages will have to be sliced before proceeding.
2. Place a stack of pepperoni slices into your dominant hand, slightly fanned out on top of each other. Hands should always be thoroughly clean before using this method.
3. Use the thumb to push the top pepperoni slice off center of the stack and toss onto the pizza. The movement is very similar to that of a card dealer dealing out playing cards. It's best to start placing slices on the very outer edge.
4. Repeat step 3, evenly spacing pepperoni slices as close together or as far apart as you desire. The amount of pepperoni you have may dictate the spacing of the slices but a good rule of thumb is 8 pieces per slice.
5. Continue spiraling pepperoni slices inwards until you reach the center of the pizza.
6. Put one to three pepperoni slices almost on top of each other at the center of the pizza. This ensures the tips of the individual slices get their fair share of pepperoni.
7. Sprinkle a little Italian spice mix over the pepperoni slices to enhance their flavor.