Cast Iron Skillet Deep Dish Pizza
From thatgirlbill 16 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Deep dish pizza in cast iron skillet! Easy, cheesy, meaty (if you wish)!
Ingredients
- 1/2 tsp sugar shopping list
- 1 cup warm water shopping list
- 1 package yeast shopping list
- 2 1/4 - 2 1/2 cups flour shopping list
- 1/2 cup cornmeal shopping list
- 3/4 tsp salt shopping list
- 2 tablespoons and extra olive oil shopping list
- 2 cups homemade or jar marinara, pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce shopping list
- 1/4 pound mozzarella cheese, grated shopping list
- 1/4 pound Fontina cheese, grated shopping list
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated shopping list
- 1/2 pound browned meat, salami, pepperoni, sausage, or any combination OPTIONAL shopping list
- 1/4 pound veggies - your choice OPTIONAL shopping list
How to make it
- In large bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water.
- Sprinkle yeast over, stir slightly and let stand about 5 minutes to bloom.
- Stir in 2 1/4 cup flour, cornmeal, salt and 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Blend well and then knead in remaining 1/4 cup flour, about 5 minutes.
- Put in deep, oiled bowl, coat by turning dough over.
- Coat with plastic wrap allowing dough to double, about 1 hour.
- Punch down and knead four times. Press into a 10 1/2" oiled cast iron skillet.
- Allow to rise about 15 minutes.
- Heat oven to 500 degrees.
- Combine all the cheese and divide in half.
- Press dough down slightly around edge of pan to make a rim to the crust.
- Spread half of the cheese first over crust.
- Spread half of the sauce over the cheese.
- Spread half of the meat and or veggies over the sauce.
- Repeat with remainder of your toppings.
- Bake 15 minutes, reduce to oven to 400 degrees for ten minutes.
- WATCH so it doesn't burn, ovens vary!
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
cast iorn skillets are the best. great recipe thanks
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in Mountianview loved it
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Soooo good!
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