Stuffed Crust Pizza Recipe (The 90s called and I answered)

As if pizza wasn’t already the most craveable food on the planet, some genius put cheese in the crust and gifted us stuffed crust pizza. Here’s my take on this 90s classic. Enjoy.
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RECIPE
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DOUGH
270g or 1 1/8c warm water (86F/30C)
5g or 1/3tsp instant yeast
35g or 2 3/4Tbsp sugar
30g or 1/3c olive oil
450g or 3 1/8c AP flour (11.7% protein)
12g or 2tsp salt
Add ingredients to stand mixer with dough hook and mix on low for 3 minutes or until a dough ball forms. Increase speed to high and continue to mix for 3 more minutes or until dough is slapping around the bowl and doesn’t tear when you tug it.
Place in a bowl, cover, and allow to ferment at room temp for 30min. Perform a strength building fold as shown @1:18. See THIS VIDEO for additional info on folding: • SHEET PAN PIZZA 2.0 (T... Cover and allow to rise at room temp for another 30min.
Divide dough into 2 equal (approx 375g) pieces. De-gas dough well by pressing it down (shown @2:15) then shape into balls as shown @2:18. Place each dough ball onto a well oiled tray, cover, and refrigerate for 4-48 hours.
SAUCE
▪150g or 3/4c tomato paste
▪2g or ⅓ tsp salt
▪10g or 2 1/3tsp sugar
▪1g or 1/2tsp black pepper
▪1 pinch or 1/2tsp chili flake
▪1g or 1/2tsp garlic powder
▪1g or 1/2tsp onion powder
▪1g or 1 1/2tsp dried basil
▪1g or 1 1/2tsp dried oregano
▪10g or about 3/4Tbsp olive oil
▪150g or 3/4c water
Use an immersion blender to spin all ingredients until broken down and combined.
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TOPPING AND STUFFING
▪150g or about 1 1/2c Full fat mozzarella, shredded
▪50g or about 1/2c Provolone, shredded
▪3/4lb or 340g Provolone, sliced into 2”/5cm long batons
▪Thin sliced pepperonis
▪113g/1 stick butter
▪5-6 smashed garlic cloves
SHAPING AND BUILDING
Pull out dough to come to room temp about for about 90min.
Preheat oven to 550F or highest setting with pizza steel on the bottom 3rd of oven.
To make garlic butter, melt butter and garlic together over low heat and allow to infuse for about 1min. Allow to sit off heat while you shape the pizza.
Dust dough ball with finely ground cornmeal then place seam side down onto a cornmeal dusted work surface. De-gas dough ball again as shown @5:54 then roll out dough into about a 14”/35cm diameter round. Place provolone batons near the edge, all around the edge of the dough. Fold the dough to cover the cheese all around the edge of the pizza, as shown @7:07. Be sure to seal the dough well to prevent cheese from escaping.
Shred and combine the 150g mozzarella and 50g of the provolone. Cut the 3/4lb/340g block of provolone into 2”/5cm long batons.
Scoot the shaped dough onto pizza peel then sauce the pizza with about 4 big spoonfuls of sauce spread edge to edge. Use more than you would put on a typical pizza. Sprinkle with about 1c or 100g total of the shredded cheese blend. Top with thin sliced pepperonis (or toppings of your choice).
Bake on pizza steel for about 6-7min, keeping an eye on the bottom for burning since this crust has a higher sugar content.
Brush crust with garlic butter.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:21 Mixing, fermenting, and folding the dough
2:59 Sauce
3:35 Cheese blend
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5:17 Shaping and building the pizzas
8:06 Baking
8:50 Finishing it off
9:47 Let's eat this thing
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[@hope_and_love]

I was a manager at a pizzeria in the late 90s. We didn't serve stuffed crust, but after hours on the weekends we sure as hell made it, drank a bunch of beer, and played the arcades until the wee hours. Nostalgia...

[@BrianLagerstrom]

I want that

[@heideleskun1163]

Spent many Friday nights after football games there with the rest of the "band" clan. So many fun times.

[@colina1330]

As a former Pizza Hut employee, I can confirm that string cheese is, indeed, what they stuff their crusts with.

[@ijemand5672]

As a former pizza hut manager, I'll make sure you get in trouble for breaking your NDA

[@okechukwuanudokem2060]

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[@josukehigashikata1494]

@@ijemand5672 i don’t think a pizza hut manager would have a boondocks pfp.

[@ijemand5672]

@@josukehigashikata1494 It's ma favourite TV show and I wanted to have Huey as my pfp to be able to say the N-word online

[@josukehigashikata1494]

@@ijemand5672 understandable, have a good day.

[@scofah]

I love how sparingly you use music. It's very pleasant to watch you cook without background noise. Cute sound effects plopping dough. Dance🕺 at the end was perfect!

[@TonyMueller]

This took me back to any Sunday morning in 1995 ... when I was working at pizza hut prepping about 40 stuffed crust shells for the lunch rush. Then I got to deliver most of them too. And the sauce was a bag of spices, a bag of tomato paste, and a couple gallons of water.

[@davidv6588]

That's insane. When I worked there we averaged about $5000 a week in sales and we did nowhere near 40 stuffed crust a day. We also did prep at least twice per day. Before open and after lunch. Then as needed. Stuffed crust used to get it's own special "sweet" sauce too. I don't know if it still does. Haven't eaten there since I worked there.

[@Kalmaro4152]

I'm working at Little Caesar's and I can never get the dough to cooperate with me when stuffing crusts. Always end up tearing it.

[@NothingNevermore]

​@@davidv6588I always remember sweet sauce on stuffed crust

[@compromisedssh]

This was a pretty typical, high quality Brian Lagerstrom video until he hit us with the Backstreet Boys at the end for the 90s cherry on top. That propelled this video into pure amazingness territory. Well done.

[@BrianLagerstrom]

Haha thanks

[@ijemand5672]

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[@compromisedssh]

@@ijemand5672 you have no idea how deeply an insult from a career Pizza Hut man cuts. Ouch.

[@cambridge1960]

That pizza put quite the spring in your dance moves. Best recommendation ever.

[@David-go4ot]

3:17 you have some serious skills being able to blend in that small of a container without making a huge mess!

[@masonneal1654]

I think he’s a immersion blender jedi

[@adamw1817]

Mr. Brian. Simply we love You sooooooo much. Thank You for all these incredible recipes.

[@lars611farmer3]

Hey Brian I recently made a pizza with a flour, that has 12 percent protein a let it rest for 24 hours, like in one of your other recipes. It was the best crust I ever made myself, so thanks for your videos and all the tipps for nice pizza dough.

[@BrianLagerstrom]

Thanks for watching Lars. Glad you got some tips

[@lars611farmer3]

@@BrianLagerstrom Thanks for your content.

[@BrianLagerstrom]

@@lars611farmer3 thanks for watching Lars.

[@Ardyrezv]

@@BrianLagerstrom thank you both for thanking each other

[@stevenc5982]

@@Ardyrezv thank you for thanking them for thanking each other

[@gabrielcarvalho6354]

Tried this recipe tonight. Perfect dough. Loved it so much!

[@danrobinson6281]

This is by far the sexiest stuffed crust pizza I've ever seen on youtube

[@Exercise4CheatMeals]

Pizza Hut was king for me as a young Michael Jordan lover. It took me a while to realize I lived in Chicago. 😂

[@ndubb100]

Always love your pizza videos! Now I know what I'm making this weekend

[@samuelmahoney6878]

This looks great! I might make it this weekend for my kiddos. They love stuffed crust!

[@americanrebel413]

This looks so easy even I could do it! Thanks Brian! I think I will try it.

[@greeneyes822]

You make the best videos! My son was asking me last night to make a homemade stuffed crust pizza. I told him I would try one day, and I wake up to this video! It must be destiny lol. I’ve been making your delivery style pizza recipe and my kids LOVE it.

[@elgreco84]

Just for the 90s nostalgia tribute, you got a new sub. Gonna binge your other videos now. Good stuff!

[@laura0117]

Love when you put up new pizza videos! Definitely trying this one out soon.

[@BrianLagerstrom]

it's sinful

[@staceywalley2616]

you inspire me to make more meals and better ones for less effort. I have 5 people to cook for every night and sometimes struggle with ideas but you always com in clutch.

[@sys-theinternet4603]

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[@JeffNaranjo]

Hey Brian another winner! Thank you and please keep these videos coming!

[@guntassingh9432]

Ahhh I new pizza video! I just made you roman thin crust pizza in my Ooni koda 16 a few minutes ago, but I will never get tired of your pizza recipes!

[@IDillon0]

Great video as always can't wait to try this one.

[@Bnelly90]

I made this yesterday and it's the best pizza I've ever had. It was incredible.

[@marcgarcia644]

I’ve been waiting for this video! Glad it’s finally here

[@PradyumnVij]

Thanks for these detailed pizza videos, I ended up buying a pizza steel and following your recipes have been turning out some really amazing pizzas. Also thanks for providing the metric measurements.

[@alexanderseibert6599]

I Love the skilfull way you tread the dought ❤️

[@deathbybro3t169]

Hey Bri, since I will make Pizza on Saturday anyway I will give this a try. Love your work and that you do everything in metric as well. Thanks for that ;)

[@Whiteythereaper]

A tip for the underside edge of the crust burning; rub a light dab of water onto it just before you put it in the oven. It should help to delay the heat for just long enough to balance out the rest of the browning

[@mahareslan641]

Your recipes are always a success 🙌 thx ! Can't wait to try it tomorrow 😋

[@BrianLagerstrom]

Good luck thank you

[@IamPali2024]

This guy is just a master in his arts… amazing work briiiii 👏👍

[@chris-ui2nt]

Great video as always. Dang that pizza brought me straight back to the 90's.

[@fredstone9016]

love ya dude glad i found ya! solid vids!

[@andrewpreis2764]

For sure the highlights of this video are the nostalgic flashes of the chuck E Cheese mouse, and the vhs filter on the pizza shot! Well done :) another awesome vid!

[@brettmoore6781]

Honestly, I'm always intimidated by making pizza at home. I've never been a very good baker so dough is always scary for me but...I do love me some stuffed crust pizza...

[@Ahglock]

It is a lot easier than it looks to make good bread. It takes a lot of practice to jump that to amazing imo. But you very quickly can get better than store bought or in pizzas case better than chains.

[@metalgamer9647]

Follow Brian's instructions and you'll be good to go.

[@brettmoore6781]

@@metalgamer9647 he hasn't steered me wrong yet!

[@brettmoore6781]

@@Ahglock Thanks, I think I'll give it a shot!

[@matthewkoslow3221]

brian's vids are really easy to do, and I like he shows how to make dough with both a stand mixer and by hand. you picked a good channel for learnin my dude

[@Bleatmop]

I've always used shredded cheese when making stuffed crust but I think your method seems completely superior. I can't believe I never thought to cut small batons of cheese for that purpose! Thanks for stepping up my cooking game once again Bri!

[@davidv6588]

String cheese is better. You can also make your own if you don't like the premade cheese. You will get a tighter crust.

[@loucinci3922]

You are killing me, bro. Looks sooooo goooood! I think I can do this. Thanks for sharing.

[@lachelaw6979]

looks very appetizing!

[@ChuckWestfield]

God bless us everyone! Thank you Brian! This is the best!

[@joekoscielniak8576]

I like that you and your wife go to the gym together. The pizza looks awesome. I’ve tried to make cheese stuffed pizza in the past and I think my mistake has been that I haven’t used enough cheese. You’ve given me hope that I can make this work!

[@waynert69]

Hi Bri, Trying this today but noticed the write up has "5g or 1/3tsp instant yeast" and for me 5g of instant yeast is a little less than 2 tsp. I use a scale, but for small amounts volume is easier.

[@RedmansMom]

I love this pizza crust recipe!! I can never seem to get the crust larger than 12” with the cheese stuffed in, but it’s the best tasting recipe I’ve tried so far, definitely my new favorite 🤩 thanks 🙏!!

[@ccruz247]

The rolling pin on the dough killed me 💀

[@caroloni4911]

Loved this video!

[@LeirTheFox]

Dude I've been a pizza lover since my first memories and your channel made me go from enthusiast to an aficcionado. I have been throwing a lot of pizza parties with my wife and friends and we have such a great time, I can't thank you enough for breaking the pizza mysteries in such a simple, elegant manner. You, sir, made my life a little better. :)

[@vern123ful]

Wow,I can't wait to try this.yummy

[@mirroredguitarist]

I'm going to try this after next grocery trip!

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

That (This) looks amazing... great vid... THANKS!!!

[@joshuamoore24_7]

That pizza looks delicious, I used to work at Pizza Hut in the 90's and the stuffed crust is one of my favorites. I think Pizza Hut was the first pizza restaurant to have a stuffed crust pizza's. It wasn't until later that the other pizza restaurant's added a stuffed crust pizza's to their menu. 😁🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕 The secret to to the cheese in the crust is mozzarella string cheese sticks!

[@toshamac4676]

I need a man that cooks like this

[@cookingenthusiasts9478]

Brian, beautiful presentation and that dough looks so deliciously soft, pillowy and tasty! Love your content and definitely putting this recipe on my to-done list. Appreciate the protein content mention of your a.p. flour as well👍

[@charliedoyle7824]

Pretty sure every kid on Earth will prefer this kind of pizza, and many adults too. Definitely worth adding to one's pizza arsenal. The garlic butter on the crust is a great tip too. I already make garlic "toum" Mid-East style and spread it on pizza crust, but garlic butter will work great too.

[@slappygustaverson6507]

As a tech enthusiast, watching you use a cast iron pan as a heat sink just blew my mind.

[@StuJones86]

I think I’ve watched you make enough pizzas that I need to finally try. Add yeasted waffles and Flourless chocolate late cake to my BL Checklist. So good. So good.

[@evaz6177]

I love pizza and this one is more amazing. Thank you very much!

[@Eyes_On_Sky]

Simply WOW.

[@lagoya]

Stuffed crust pizza?! You have my full attention 😮

[@AzraelThanatos]

With the garlic butter crust, you can amp it up even more...some finely shredded parm with dried oregano and red pepper that's been powdered (Or just the store italian seasoning mixed with the parm) put over the crust immediately after the butter works great for some real fun there.

[@Ahglock]

This is a good excuse to make some more dough for this weekend.

[@Krysco51]

That looks heavenly. I must try it.

[@hannahcollins894]

This looks very delicious! 😁

[@anber4129]

stuffing the crust with provolone is genius!!

[@MrTLWolfTTV]

FInally got a peel and a steel, broke them in by trying this pizza. Man, this is some dang fine pizza! I did the string cheese instead of prov in the crust, but highly recommend.

[@osjarimu]

Man i like the way you presented. you even make me buy the headphones, jajaja!

[@Paper_nylon]

the headbang from Lorn in the sponsored clip was ace haha always love a good pizza videooo

[@castironchaos]

Dave Bowman's last broadcast from the Monolith: "My God, it's full of cheese!"

[@saraatppkdotpt8140]

Consistently nice content 👍

[@tiarawillis5677]

AHHH yes, that happy dance was really really happy. Cheese and dough with a bit of pepperoni mixed in, Nirvana. I was just thinking about something like this! Reading my mind again I see.

[@ChrisS310]

Awesome video, man. The Chuck E. Cheese with the jacked up eyes was hilarious

[@garrisonbrown1170]

This looks great

[@francisnguyen6349]

Hi, Brian. Amazingly pizza 🍕 with cheese 🧀 incredible ingredients.

[@nicholasweeks7367]

I kinda really like the idea of episodes that are basically modernizing vintage/nostalgia food vibes? I don’t know what food would be a dope 1980s nostalgia episode, but my brain is happy at the thought.

[@anthonygirard9760]

I just got a new Joule air fryer and the first thing I made was pizza with fresh dough from Publix. I did sausage, pepperoni and green pepper and was pleasantly surprised how good it was! Now I'm going to do the same with stuffed crust. I guessed at using string cheese... Can't wait!!

[@scottydog6539]

Looks delicious.

[@richhare3765]

Making Italian Sweet Sausage Subs for dinner tonight. Made the buns using your sandwich roll recipe from the Chicago Style Italian Beef Sandwich video and pizza sauce recipe from this video. The rolls came out perfect and the pizza sauce is killer. Thanks.

[@MrSamrchds]

Yesssss pizzas again. Love it!!

[@1983pleo]

delicious dough recipe, I have a good flour 12% protein, a good bowl (according to your recommendation from another video))) homemade basil and a mountain of homemade tomatoes as a result, I got the first prize at an unofficial family holiday contest)))) you made a holiday for my whole family thanks

[@rockkevinrock]

Your videos always make me think about how I should buy a stand mixer.

[@SANDVlCH]

For anyone that doesn’t have a pizza peel, I’ve found transferring on baking paper to a preheated tray works just as fine!

[@chocofrolik834]

Or just use a pizza steel as they're 10x better

[@StopWars420]

​@@chocofrolik834a peel isn't a stone. It the big pizza spatula you use to move the pizza on the stone. So you need both.

[@chocofrolik834]

@@StopWars420 I know what a peel is, and you don't need one to use a pizza steel.

[@StopWars420]

@@chocofrolik834 yes you do.

[@chocofrolik834]

@@StopWars420 Do you actually know what a pizza steel is? You don't have to use a peel with it. You put the pizza on the steel and then put the steel into the oven. You then take it out and take the pizza off. Optionally, you can use a peel to put and take the pizza off the steel.

[@Terribleguitarist89]

Another great pizza vid fellow Strom

[@Ryan_F.]

Made your Chicago style pizza a while back and was a big fan. Will have to try this one out-literally just ate Domino’s though so… next week maybe 😜

[@FlashJonesTrains]

Looks straight delish! How do I make this keto friendly?

[@rustyrobinson8027]

Thanks again 👍

[@LunchwithLisa]

Your pizza is always a hit in my house. My son will go BONKERS over this one!!!!

[@plager5]

This is awesome. Can't wait to try. Still hopeful you will bless us with a taco pizza in the future 🙏

[@graydonblair3928]

Holy crap that looks good...and then you upped it with adding the garlic butter! Wow!

[@johnnymnemonic69]

That's one of the best looking pizzas I have ever seen

[@NicolasAlexanderOtto]

Props for using metric instead of those weird fantasy units. Much appreciated.

[@sechay9328]

I too find that my steel can run a bit hot and cook faster on the bottom than the top. My trick is I have the steel on the mid rack and a good stone on top. I'll do the first 2/3's of my bake on the steel and once the bottom is solid I transfer to the stone which wont burn it and let the top finish. Comes out perfect.

[@MHDY-vd8hm]

This is too good 💥

[@SpunchBop721]

Good Job!

[@jazzy_taste]

The perfect pizza - cheese, pepperoni, more cheese and garlic butter! In my pizza recipe for the crust I mixed garlic, chilli and olive oil. 😋

[@hansgrueber8169]

How about instead of all cheese batons, you go baton/calabrian chile/baton/calabrian chile, and so forth?

[@CuteSeamus]

woot you did the pizza video i've been waiting for... thank you...

[@BrianLagerstrom]

Thanks for watching

[@andreasantoni6896]

Stuffed crust pizza from Pizza Hut is my favourite pizza of all times!

[@akirch9]

This pizza makes me want to go roller skating and play sega genesis. Killer Bri!

[@TxHoneyBee]

I can't wait to try this! I've done your quick rise pizza with the beer dough so many time, and it's perfect every time. I wish there was a recipe for this with the quick rise, beer dough. I suppose I could just do the exact same steps but add the cheese crust. What do you think?

[@robertfowler7312]

Love it. Absolutely gonna give it a go. Hopefully using my ooni doesn't ruin it. I reckon I'll need to keep the temp lower

[@frogmccuish]

Hey Bri! Thanks for another variation on pizza recipe... I always love any recipe from you. I will make this one this weekend. Can't wait! Yum.

[@sd.2528]

I made the delivery style pizza a week or two ago and this looks very similar with some slight tweaks. One note I made to adjust next time was to add red pepper flakes to give the sauce a bit more bite. I see you went in the same direction and I think that's a good call. I'll probably skip the cheese stuffed crust as I can't work off as many calories as I could when I was younger, so cheese stuffed pizza will have to remain in my youth but good video.

[@nerdcave0]

This is great, lots of concise information and excellent execution. Would love to see your take on a sourdough pizza - I've made it a few times but it never seems to taste "special." At best I taste no difference; at worst the dough has some sourness which competes with the sauce in a non-complementary way. Any thoughts or tips around this would be 💯

[@JoeG322]

ok, this is a must try