Loaded Sheet Pan Pizza With Smoked Sausage, Ham and Corn: Thick, Fluffy and Made for a Crowd

Pizza night just got a whole lot bigger.

Imagine a pan the size of your oven rack, a soft, fluffy crust, and a mountain of toppings that tumble over the edges when you lift a square. That is this pizza.

Why This Sheet Pan Pizza Feeds Everyone Happily

Round pizzas are lovely, but when the whole family is coming over, a sheet pan pizza is the way to go. It is thick and bready like a homestyle bakery pizza, crisp on the bottom and soft and airy inside. You simply press the dough into the pan, pile on the toppings and cut it into squares.

This version is inspired by the hearty, generous pizzas you find in Italian-Brazilian neighborhoods, where cooks love to add sweet corn, smoked sausage and ham right alongside the mozzarella. It may sound unusual if you grew up on plain pepperoni, but the combination is wonderful: salty, smoky and just a little sweet.

The dough is easy, even if you have never made bread before. It needs only one rise, and you do not have to knead it for long. While it rises, you chop the toppings and warm up the oven.

Children love helping with this one. Give them the corn and peppers to sprinkle and let them make their own corner. Everyone ends up proud of the finished pan, and there is always enough for seconds.

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