Cast Iron Pizza

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Pizza/flatbread

Ingredients

  • Crust:
  • 2 1/2 Cups bread flour
  • 1 scant Tablespoon sugar
  • 2 Teaspoons kosher salt
  • 3/4 Teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 scant Cup warm water
  • Sauce:
  • 1 1/2 Cups tomato sauce
  • 1 Teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 Teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 1/2 Teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • Big pinch of salt and pepper
  • Toppings:
  • - 1/2 pound sausage, browned
  • - 1/4 Cup scallions, chopped
  • - 8-10 ounces mozzarella cheese
  • - 2 Tablespoons fresh basil, minced

Directions

  1. To make dough, add water, sugar, salt, and yeast to a bowl and stir. Let sit for 5 minutes so yeast dissolves and starts to foam. Add flour and stir well to combine.

  2. 2) Use a hand dipped in water to vigorously work the dough until it forms a ball. Let the dough rest for a few minutes and then continue to work it until it is really soft and pliable, about 5-6 minutes of mixing.

  3. 3) Coat the dough with olive oil and store it in a plastic bag. Let it rise at room temp for an hour, then punch it down, reshape it into a ball, and store it in the fridge for at least 2 hours. Remove it an hour before you intend to make pizza.

  4. 4) Prepare all your ingredients: brown sausage, chop basil and scallions, and grate cheese.

  5. 5) Stir together sauce ingredients and adjust to your tastes.

  6. 6) Roll dough out into a large circle and place it in the center of your cold skillet. Trim off excess dough, leaving about a inch of dough up the side of the skillet. Use your fingers to fold the dough over itself, making a crust.

  7. 7) Add sauce, sausage, scallions, and cheese to pizza.

  8. 8) Cook the pizza ON THE STOVETOP over high heat for 3-4 minutes to rapidly heat the pan up.

  9. 9) Move the pizza to a 450 degree oven until the pizza finishes cooking, about 18 minutes.

  10. 10) Remove the pizza and use a spatula to carefully slide the pizza out of the skillet.

  11. 11) Let it cool, slice it up, and serve it!

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