Experience Papa John’s at home with our copycat recipe of their iconic pizza dish. In this recipe, we recreate it easy and simple, layering some cheese, Italian sausage, bacon, and pepperoni—a perfect comfort food for when you go watch movies or hang out at home!
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Ingredients:
1½ cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
2 tbsp granulated sugar
2¼ tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
3 tbsp olive oil, divided into thirds
1¼ cups warm water
¾ tsp Italian Seasoning
¼ tsp lemon or lime juice
1 cup tomato sauce
2 pcs Italian sausage, removed from its casing, crumbled
½ cup shredded or powdered parmesan cheese
½ cup shredded 3-cheese blend of your choice, preferably fontina, asiago & provolone
½ cup chopped bacon, cooked
14 pcs pepperoni
pinch of garlic powder
⬇️ How to make Copycat Papa Johns Pizza ⬇️
0:11 In a bowl, add the warm water and yeast. Stir and let the mixture bloom, until the yeast turns foamy and dissolves.
0:22 Sift together both flours, baking soda, cream of tartar, sugar, & salt.
0:53 Add the bloomed yeast into the sifted flour mixture. Mix all the ingredients together by hand or with a mixer at low speed until the dough begins to form.
1:03 Once the dough is smooth and well combined, dust the work area with additional flour & knead the dough by hand for about 10 minutes. Add more flour as needed.
1:12 Once the dough becomes elastic and bouncy, roundly shape it and put it in a greased bowl with olive oil.
1:26 Drizzle more olive oil over the dough, cover, and allow it to rise for one hour.
1:31 After an hour, the dough will appear to have expanded in size. Poke the middle to release the extra air.
1:41 Grease a 12-inch pizza pan, and dust it with some flour to prevent the dough from sticking.
1:48 Press out the dough onto the greased pizza pan, & prick around the dough with a fork.
1:59 Transfer the pizza dough to a warm area & allow to rest, about 10 to 15 minutes covered
2:02 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F
2:10 Brush the pizza dough with the remaining olive oil, & pre-bake them for about 5 minutes.
2:28 Combine the tomato sauce into a bowl with the Italian Seasoning and lemon juice.
2:38 Spread the tomato sauce evenly on the pizza dough, leaving a 1-inch border all around the dough.
2:47 Sprinkle the parmesan cheese and 3-cheese blend generously all over the tomato sauce.
2:57 Once you’re done with the previous step, toss in the sausage & bacon. Afterward, sprinkle the cooked pepperoni over the dough.
3:15 Place the pan with the dough in the oven and let it bake for about 10 to 15 minutes.
3:22 When the crust appears golden brown and the cheese fully melted, remove and scatter the garlic powder around the pizza.
3:28 Cool the crusts for one minute. Once they’re cool enough, cut them evenly and serve.
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