Cast Iron Pizza
This Cast Iron Pizza is a game-changer! Baking the pizza in a cast iron skillet creates a deliciously crispy crust and a perfectly baked pie. This method is an amazing way to make pizza and will become your new go-to for pizza night!
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 303kcal
Ingredients
- pizza dough - homemade or store-bought
- 2 tablespoon cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ½ tablespoon sugar
- 1-2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ cup pizza sauce
- 1 package pepperoni
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 1 handful fresh basil, chopped
- 1 ½ tablespoon honey
- 1 dash crushed red pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Prepare your crust. If using store-bought crust, remove it from the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes.
- Roll/stretch your dough out into a large round circle (big enough to fit your skillet, with a bit of extra for the sides
- Heat your skillet over the stovetop until it is hot (your skillet should be hot, but not smoking).
- Add a drop of olive oil to the pan and spread evenly across the pan. Evenly spread cornmeal, flour and sugar in the bottom of the skillet.
- Place your prepared dough into the skillet, gently pressing the dough into the sides (I like to use a spatula to help with this – remember that skillet will be HOT!)
- Brush the dough with olive oil and cook for a couple of minutes, until the dough starts to slightly bubble on the stovetop.
- Evenly spread your pizza sauce over the top of the dough.
- Add a thin layer of mozzarella cheese on top of the pizza sauce.
- Add the pepperoni, and half of the basil (or whatever other toppings you’re using).
- Top with the remaining mozzarella cheese and carefully place in the oven
- Bake pizza for 10 minutes, checking carefully for the last few minutes of baking to ensure the cheese isn’t starting to brown too much.
- While the pizza as baking, combine honey, water and crushed red pepper in a small bowl.
- Once pizza is finished baking, carefully remove the skillet from your oven.
- Brush the honey mixture along the edge of the crust and let the pizza sit for about 5 minutes.
- Slice and serve!
Notes
(Recipe inspired by this one from Bon Appetite)
- Adjustments for deep dish pizza! If adding extra toppings for a deep dish pizza, adjust your cooking temperature down to 425 degrees. Par-bake the dough for 5-7 minutes, then add your toppings and bake for an additional 20-30 minutes, checking in often to make sure the crust and cheese are not becoming too brown on the top. If this happens, just cover the pan with foil for the remainder of the cooking time.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 896mg | Potassium: 291mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 540IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 203mg | Iron: 1mg
