Sausage Pepperoni Deep Dish Pizza

My favorite pizza is deep dish - the more dough the better.  This version of deep dish pizze uses a springform pan to achieve a mile high pizza crust.  Fill the pizza with toppings of your choice.  

Sausage Pepperoni Deep Dish Pizza

Serves 6

1 loaf (1 pound) frozen pizza dough, thawed (I used Rhodes)

2 teaspoons cornmeal

1 cup pizza or spaghetti sauce

1 pound bulk Italian sausage, cooked and drained

20 pepperoni slices

1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 green pepper, julienned

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll and stretch dough into a 9-inch circle. Cover with plastic wrap; let rest for 10 minutes. Roll and stretch the dough into a 12-inch circle. Sprinkle cornmeal into a greased 9-inch. springform pan. Place dough in pan and press 1 inch up the sides of the pan.

Spread pizza sauce over crust. Top with sausage, pepperoni, 1 cup of cheese, oregano and green pepper.  Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake 20-25 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Remove to a wire rack; let stand for 5 minutes before removing sides of pan.