Cast Iron Pan Pizza Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 525 to 550 degrees F, as high as it goes, with rack at center. Preheat cast-iron skillet, 10 to 12 inches, over medium-high heat. Preheat a second smaller cast-iron or other skillet over medium-high heat for the sausage.
• Gather your ingredients.
• In a food processor, whizz up sauce: tomatoes, paste, garlic, oregano, sugar, salt and a few leaves of basil.
• Stretch dough into an even round that will cover large skillet.
• Drizzle a little EVOO in smaller skillet. Cut sausage from casing, add to pan and lightly brown and crumble. Turn pan off.
• Sprinkle a little cornmeal and flour in larger skillet and press dough into and up sides as much as possible. The pan is hot -- reminder. Brush the dough with EVOO and season with a little salt and pepper or red pepper flakes. Top the dough with the sauce and sausage, scatter the cheeses over the sausage and place in oven.
• To the sausage skillet, add a little water, honey and chili paste and stir to combine (reheat your pan if it's not warm enough to heat the honey).
• Bake the pizza 15 minutes to deep golden brown and bubbly. Drizzle or brush the pizza with the chili honey mixture and top with torn basil.
• To a mixer with dough hook attached, add warm water and yeast and let the yeast bloom and foam, 5 minutes.
• Add EVOO, honey and salt and turn on mixer. Add the flour gradually to form dough. Transfer to a bowl drizzled with a little EVOO and cover; let stand 1 hour.
• Cut dough in half; wrap half the dough and freeze for later use.
• Using a mandoline or very sharp knife, thinly slice the fennel and the red onion and place in a bowl. Add juice of orange and lemon and season with salt and pepper. Pit olives and coarsely chop; add to bowl. Add capers and arugula or kale. When ready to serve, add EVOO, 2 slow turns of the bowl, toss and serve.

Steps:

• Place a 12-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven and preheat to 500 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, roll or stretch the dough into a 14-inch circle. Carefully remove the skillet from the oven. Drizzle two thirds of the olive oil into the skillet, then carefully transfer the dough to the skillet, pressing the dough up the edges. Spread the sauce over the dough, making sure to get all the way to the edges. Shingle the pepperoni over the sauce and top with the mozzarella pearls. Brush the exposed dough with the remaining olive oil. Bake on the bottom rack until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Transfer to a cutting board, top with torn basil, cut into slices and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Cook the sausage rounds until they turn brown on each side, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Grease the inside of a 12-inch cast-iron skillet with the butter. Place the pizza dough in the center and spread evenly towards the bottom edge and 1 1/2 inches up the sides.
• The order of topping layers is very important to achieving a crisp bottom pizza crust. Begin with the sausage. Evenly lay the sausage on the dough, followed by the mozzarella and marinara. Sprinkle the garlic and oregano on top. Finish with the Parmesan and drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Place the skillet pizza on the bottom rack of the oven and cook until the edge of the crust is golden brown and crusty, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• For the dough:.
• In a small bowl, stir together the luke warm water, yeast and sugar. Let stand until foamy about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Using a standing mixer with the dough hook attachment, mix the flour and salt at low speed. Mix the yeast mixture along with the olive oil. And let the mixer run at medium speed for about 6 minutes or until dough is smooth.
• Transfer the dough to a greased large mixing bowl, turning to coat; cover with plastic wrap and let rise for until doubled about 45 to 60 minutes. Punch down dough before using.
• Putting the pizza together:.
• Press the dough into a greased 9 to 10 inch cast iron skillet, and let rise until doubled in size about 20-30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven for 400 degrees F. In a medium skillet heat 1 tbls olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes season with salt and balck pepper and cook for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and cool a few minutes. Discard the garlic.
• Drizzle the remaining olive oil over the dough; spoon the tomato mixture on top, leaving a 1 inch border. Bake until golden and bubbly about 25 minutes. Sprinkle the cheese, crushed red pepper and oregano on top and bake until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Let cool in pan for 20 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Brush a 12-inch (30.5-centimeter) cast-iron skillet with 1 tablespoon of the oil.
• Mix the yogurt, flour and salt together in a medium bowl with your hands until it becomes a ball, then flatten into a disk and press into the skillet.
• Brush the pizza dough with the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil. Spread the pizza sauce over the dough, leaving a 1-inch (2.5 centimeter) border around the sides, for the crust. Sprinkle the cheeses evenly over the sauce. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until bubbly and lightly browned, then let cool in the pan for 3 minutes.
• Carefully slide the pizza out onto a cutting board. Top with more grated Parmesan, slice and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 500°F.
• Brush 1 Tbsp. oil onto bottom and up side of 12-inch cast-iron skillet.
• Pat dough into 12-inch round on lightly floured work surface. Lightly press dough onto bottom and up side of skillet. Spread pizza sauce onto dough on bottom of skillet; top with remaining ingredients.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until cheese is melted and edge of crust is golden brown. Remove from oven. Brush edge of crust with remaining oil. Let stand 5 min. before cutting to serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place large, well-seasoned cast iron skillet over moderate heat.
• Add olive oil and swirl around pan to coat.
• Add both peppers and onion; sauté to soften, about 3 minutes.
• Add 1 tablespoon water and cook until tender, about 2 minutes longer.
• Add garlic, oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
• Cook 1 minute longer.
• Remove from heat and arrange sliced tomatoes over top.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Unroll pizza dough.
• Trim corners off (or fold under) and arrange dough over vegetables.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 17 minutes or until crust is crisp and golden brown.
• Invert serving plate over pan (run knife around dough if stuck to pan) and invert both, holding firmly with potholders, to unmold pizza.
• Replace any vegetables that may remain in skillet.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, cut and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
• For the ranch dressing: In a mixing bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic, buttermilk, vinegar, Worcestershire, dill and chives. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate while you make the pizza.
• For the pizza sauce: Mix together the tomato puree, vinegar and oregano. Season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
• Preheat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
• For the pizza: Stretch the pizza dough into a 10-inch round. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the hot pan. Transfer the pizza dough to the pan. Cook for 3 minutes, then remove from the heat. Top with the desired amount of pizza sauce (reserve any remaining sauce for dipping or another use), followed by cheese and pepperoni. Brush the crust edge with more olive oil, then drizzle some oil over the pizza.
• Return the pan to the stove and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. You want the bottom of the crust to start to brown.
• Carefully transfer the pan to the oven and bake until the cheese is browned and bubbly, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from the oven. Slice and serve with ranch dressing for dipping.