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A large tray of freshly baked homemade Turkish pizza with sucuk, peppers, and melted kashar cheese.

Turkish-Style Homemade Sheet Pizza (Tepsi Pizzası)

A family-sized homemade pizza with a soft crust, zesty tomato-oregano sauce, and loaded with Turkish sucuk and fresh vegetables.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Turkish
Calories: 680
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Dough
  • 2 cups Warm water
  • 1 tbsp Granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp Active dry yeast
  • 3 tbsp Vegetable oil (approx. 50ml)
  • 5.5 cups All-purpose flour (Adjust for a soft, slightly sticky texture)
For the Signature Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Tomato paste (Salça)
  • 3-4 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp Dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp Water (As needed for a spreadable consistency)
For the Toppings
  • 2 cups Shredded Kashar cheese (or Mozzarella)
  • ½ link Turkish Sucuk (sliced)
  • 1 large Tomato (diced)
  • 2 tbsp Green peppers (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp Red capia pepper, chopped
  • ½ cup Canned corn

Equipment

  • Extra Large Baking Tray: To ensure you can feed the whole crowd in one go.
  • Parchment Paper: Essential for a non-stick finish and easy cleanup.
  • Rolling Pin: To get that even, tray-sized dough layer.
  • Cheese Grater: For that generous double-layer of Kaşar.

Method
 

  1. Mix warm water, sugar, and yeast in a bowl. Wait 5 minutes until it becomes frothy.
    Mixing active dry yeast and sugar in warm water to begin the pizza dough.
  2. Incorporate the oil and flour gradually. Knead until the dough is smooth but still slightly tacky to the touch.
    Kneading a soft and slightly tacky homemade pizza dough in a glass bowl.
  3. Cover and let the dough double in size in a warm spot (approx. 1 hour).
    Rolling out pizza dough with a wooden rolling pin to fit a large oven tray.
  4. Lightly flour your surface. Roll the dough to fit your large baking tray and transfer it to parchment paper.
    Whisking tomato paste, oil, and dried oregano with water for the pizza base.
  5. Mix tomato paste, oil, oregano, and water. Spread it evenly over the dough.
    Spreading a zesty tomato and oregano sauce over the raw pizza dough in the tray.
  6. Sprinkle a small amount of cheese over the sauce to help the toppings stay in place.
    Adding sliced sucuk, corn, and colorful peppers to the homemade sheet pizza.
  7. Evenly add the sucuk, peppers, tomatoes, and corn.
    A large tray of pizza baking inside a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius
  8. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (400°F) for about 20 minutes.
    Adding a generous second layer of kashar cheese to the pizza during the final bake.
  9. 5 minutes before finishing, add the remaining cheese and return to the oven until bubbly.
    Slicing a hot, freshly baked tray of Turkish-style pizza into serving squares.

Video

Notes

After mixing the water, sugar, and yeast, wait at least 5 minutes until the mixture becomes frothy to ensure your yeast is active for a perfect rise. For an authentic golden finish, brush the edges of the crust with a little olive oil before baking.