Simple pizza-flavored appetizers, inspired by the ones you can get at Italian bakeries and markets in Rhode Island, have optional pepperoni. It's best made with bulk pizza dough rather than a premade refrigerated crust.
Step1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
Step2
Divide dough in half and roll or press each half out onto each prepared baking sheet into rectangles.
Step3
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.
Step4
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.
Step5
Let cool to room temperature on racks and cut each pizza into 8 strips about 9 inches long and 3 inches wide.
Prepare Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
16
Calories:
275 kcal
Carbohydrate:
33 g
Cholesterol:
9 mg
Dietary Fiber:
2 g
Protein:
8 g
Saturated Fat:
2 g
Sodium:
723 mg
Total Sugars:
5 g
Total Fat:
12 g
