Homemade Deep Dish Sausage Pizza

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed (1 pound)
• 2 teaspoons cornmeal
• 1 3/4 cups pizza sauce
• 1/2 lb bulk italian sausage, cooked and drained
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided (6 oz)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• green pepper ring

Recipe

• 1 on a lightly floured surface, roll and stretch dough into a 9 inch circle.
• 2 cover with plastic wrap; let rest for 10 minutes.
• 3 roll and stretch the dough into a 12 in circle.
• 4 sprinkle corn meal into a greased 9 inch springform pan.
• 5 place dough in pan and press 1 inch up the sides of pan.
• 6 spread pizza sauce over crust.
• 7 top with sausage, 1 cup cheese, oregano and green pepper.
• 8 sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• 9 bake at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
• 10 remove to a wire rack; let stand for 5 minutes before removing sides of pan.