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Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

Course Main Course
Keyword Cast Iron, Cheese, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Pepperoni, Pizza, Skillet

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil, plus more for the skillet, divided
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1/3 cup pizza sauce, (like Rao's)
  • 6-8 oz. mozzarella, torn
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • Sliced pepperoni
  • Fresh basil and hot honey, for garnish

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, or in a the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together flour, yeast, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and sugar.
  • Stir in 1 tablespoon of olive oil and warm water until the mixture forms a dough. Knead in a stand mixer or by hand about 8 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic. If your dough is too dry or sticky, add in another tablespoon of water or flour, respectively. The dough should have a slight tackiness to it, without being too sticky.
  • Form the dough into a smooth ball and place in a lightly greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm area to proof until doubled in size, about 1.5 hours.
  • When the dough has just about finished rising, preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. Place your 10" cast iron skillet in the oven to preheat as well.
  • Once the dough has finished rising and the oven has finished preheating, punch the dough down and roll and stretch the dough to fit your skillet.
  • Remove the skillet from the oven. Pour a generous few tablespoons of olive oil into the skillet and transfer the stretched dough into the skillet, working very carefully.
  • Poke the bottom of the dough with a fork to help prevent bubbling, leaving the sides of the crust in tact.
  • Top the dough with pizza sauce, cheeses, and pepperoni (or toppings of your choice).
  • Carefully place the skillet back into the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the top of the pizza is bubbly and browned.
  • Remove skillet from oven and let cool for 8 to 10 minutes before serving. Drizzle with more olive oil, hot honey, and top with fresh basil if desired.