rhode island-style pizza strips aka bakery pizza

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 pounds prepared pizza dough
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup minced pepperoni (optional)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons grated romano cheese
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon minced garlic
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil, divided

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease 2 baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
• divide dough in half and roll or press each half out each prepared baking sheet into rectangles.
• mix crushed tomatoes, pepperoni, 1/4 cup olive oil, romano cheese, sugar, salt, garlic, oregano, and black pepper in a bowl, stirring to dissolve sugar and salt. spread half the sauce evenly over each crust, spreading it all the way to the edges. drizzle top of each pizza with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• bake in the preheated oven until the sauce looks dry at the edges, still moist in the middle, and crusts are crisp on the bottom, 15 to 20 minutes.
• let cool to room temperature on racks and cut each pizza into 8 strips about 9 inches long and 3 inches wide.