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Easy Skillet Pizza

Easy Skillet Pizza

Makes 2 8-inch pizzas or 1 12-inch pizza.
5 from 1 vote
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Course dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian

Ingredients
  

For the Crust

  • 10 oz bread flour
  • 1 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 tsp diastatic malt powder or sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 tsp olive oil (plus more for coating the pan)

For the Pizza

  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 12 oz part-skim mozzarella cheese, grated
  • 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese, heaping
  • Toppings of your choice (I used pepperoni and Quick Pickled Peppers)

Instructions
 

  • Place all the crust ingredients into a large bowl and combine well, until they form a sticky dough. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and set aside on the counter for at least 8 and up to 24 hours. The dough will triple in volume and form bubbles across the top.
  • Transfer the risen dough to a well-floured surface and dust the top with more flour. If you are making two smaller pizzas, divide into two equal pieces and form each into a ball; otherwise, form the entire amount of dough into a ball. The dough should still be sticky and slightly soft with a lot of air.
  • Coat the inside of a cast-iron skillet with about 1 tablespoon of olive oil, being sure to cover the entire surface. Take the dough ball and gently pat it into the bottom of the pan, pushing it out toward the edges. If the dough keeps springing back toward the center of the pan, let it rest for 10 minutes, then go back and finish pushing it out to cover the entire bottom of the pan. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rest for 2 hours until it doubles in size.
  • Preheat the oven to 500°F. Top the dough with the tomato sauce, mozzarella, and any toppings — the sauce and mozzarella should be spread evenly across the entire surface of the dough.
  • Bake the pizza for about 15 minutes or until the top is bubbling and the crust is golden brown when you check inside the pan (use a thin spatula to gently pull the crust away from the edge of the pan). Sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the top and cook for another minute.
  • If the top is cooked through at this point but the crust is not, you can transfer the pan to the stove top and cook on a burner over medium heat for a few more minutes until the crust is crisp and golden.
  • Remove the pizza from the pan to cut into pieces and serve immediately.
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