Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

5 from 2 votes

Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

Cast iron skillet pizza is a delicious deep dish pizza recipe made in a 16" diameter cast iron skillet. The homemade pizza dough is topped with shredded mozzarella, pizza sauce, pepperoni, or any topping you like.

Servings:

Ingredients

Homemade Pizza Dough (see note 1)

2¼ teaspoon quick-rise yeast (red star) or 1 packet
1½ cups warm water (between 110℉ and 115℉)
4 cups 00 pizza flour substitute all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt

Pizza

28 ounces pizza sauce about two (14 ounce jars pizza sauce)
16 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
28 ounces pizza dough homemade or store-bought

Meat Lovers Pizza Toppings

6 ounces pepperoni
8 ounces ground beef or beef sausage see note 2
6 ounces salami

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Make homemade pizza dough (see note 1)

Heat water in the microwave for about 45 seconds. For quick-rise yeast, get the temperature of the water between 110 ℉ to 115 ℉. Add the yeast and sugar to the warm water. Let it sit for about 5 minutes until the water gets foamy.
Kitchenaid stand mixer: Add the flour, salt, yeast water, and olive oil to the mixer bowl. Mix for 2 minutes on medium. Swap out the dough hook attachment and knead the pizza dough ball for another 8 minutes. The dough is sticky, but you want to make sure it forms a dough ball. If it's not a dough ball, add more flour.
By hand: Mix the flour, salt, yeast water, and olive oil in a bowl using a wooden spoon. Once the dough clumps together, use your hands. The dough will be very sticky. Move the pizza dough to a floured surface and continue hand-kneading the dough for about 8 minutes.
The homemade pizza dough is ready to rise when you push the dough with your finger at it bounces back a little.
Rub olive oil on the outer surface of the pizza dough. Place the dough in a large bowl with plastic wrap and a damp towel on top. Let the pizza dough rise in a warm environment for about 2 hours or until it has at least doubled in size.

Make cast iron skillet pizza

Heat the oven to 425 ℉. Oil a large cast iron skillet. Sprinkle some cornmeal (this helps the dough not stick). Press the pizza dough into the pan. It might take a little bit of work because the dough may be elastic.
Spread the mozzarella cheese on top. Add some pizza toppings. Spread the pizza sauce. Bake for 25 minutes uncovered at 425 ℉. Pull the pizza out of the oven. Sprinkle more cheese and add more toppings. Bake again for 15 minutes or until the cheese is golden. The total bake time is about 40 minutes at 425 ℉.

Notes

Homemade pizza dough needs to be prepared ahead of time. A minimum of 2 hours is required for the pizza dough to rise. If short on time, use store-bought pizza dough.
Our family meat lovers pizza consists of pepperoni, salami, and homemade ground beef sausage. Homemade ground sausage is easy. Just brown ½ lb of ground beef in a nonstick pan breaking up the clumps as it cooks. Then add 2 teaspoon season salt, 2 teaspoon onion powder, 1 tablespoon Italian herb seasoning, and 2 teaspoon garlic powder. Add more salt to taste.

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