Jan's Copycat Version of Pizza Hut's Stuffed Crust Pizza

Ingredients

• 5 cups bread flour , divided, or as needed
• 1 can or bottle warm beer , 12 fluid ounce
• 0.25 cups warm water
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon olive oil , or to taste, divided
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal , or as needed
• 16 sticks string cheese

Instructions

1. 1

   Combine 4 cups bread flour, beer, water, shortening, yeast, brown sugar, salt, garlic powder, and onion powder in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment; mix until combined. With the mixer running, add remaining flour, a little at a time, until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms into a ball, about 2 minutes.

2. 2

   Lightly grease a large bowl with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Place dough into the bowl. Cover with a clean towel and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

3. 3

   Grease 2 pizza pans with remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil; dust with cornmeal.

4. 4

   Punch dough down gently and divide into 2 equal portions. Place each portion onto a prepared pan. Cover and let rest for about 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Stretch each dough out 1 inch past the edge of the pan. If dough shrinks back when stretched, cover and let rest for 5 more minutes before stretching again.

6. 6

   Arrange 8 sticks cheese, ends touching, around the edge of 1 pan. Fold overhang over cheese and press dough to seal. Repeat with the second pan.