Ultimate Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Happy

Ingredients:

– ** 1 ** homemade pizza (or store-bought)
– ** 1 ** cup pizza sauce
– ** 2 ** cups shredded mozzarella
– * * 1/ 2** cup chopped pepperoni
– **1/4** cup grated Parmesan cheese
– **1** teaspoon dried thyme
– **1** teaspoon garlic powder
– ** 1 /2 * * teaspoon paprika (optional)
– ** Extra virgin olive oil ** for brushing
– ** Fresh basil leaves ** for sauce (optional)

### Instructions:

1. **pre preheat** set oven to maximum temperature, typically between **475°F** (245°C) and **500°F** (260°C). If you have a pizza stone, put it in the oven to heat up.
2. ** Roll out the pizza dough as desired on a floured surface **, creating a circle or rectangle 12 inches in diameter.
3.
4. Lightly brush the edges of the bread with olive oil to create a golden brown surface.
5. **Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the dough and leave a small border around the edges.
6. Sprinkle grated mozzarella cheese over the sauce.
7. ** Arrange the pepperoni slices on the cheese **.
8. **Spice with garlic powder, dried thyme and paprika**.
9. **sprinkle** grated Parmesan cheese on top.
10. **Bake** in the preheated oven for approximately **10-15 minutes** or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly and slightly bubbly.
11. **Decorate** with fresh basil leaves, if desired.
12. **Cut** and heat!

Enjoy