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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
- Kosher salt
- 2 pounds store-bought pizza dough, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup pizza sauce, plus more for dipping
- 24 pepperoni slices, quartered
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella (4 ounces)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan (1 ounce), plus more for sprinkling
Method
- Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Brush the bottom and sides of a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with oil.
- Pour the 3 tablespoons oil onto a large dinner plate and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Pinch off pieces of dough the size of Ping-Pong balls and roll them into rough balls.
- Roll each dough ball around in the salted oil until all sides are coated.
- Put half of the dough balls in the prepared pan, squishing them together.
- Spread half of the pizza sauce over the balls, then sprinkle with half of the pepperoni, mozzarella and Parmesan.
- Repeat with the remaining dough balls, pizza sauce, pepperoni and cheeses.
- Put the loaf pan on a rimmed baking sheet (to catch any drips) and bake until the bread is puffed up and golden brown, about 25 minutes.
- Cover loosely with foil and continue to bake until the bread is cooked through in the middle, about 25 minutes more.
- Let it rest in the pan for 10 minutes, then use dry oven mitts or kitchen towels to carefully unmold.
- Sprinkle generously with Parmesan and serve hot with more pizza sauce for dipping.
- (Let your guests pull the bread apart!)
