Super Crispy & Delicious 12" Cast Iron Pizza
Equipment
- A nonstick griddle or frying pan for sauteeing the vegetables
Ingredients
The Dough
- 4 cups bread flour
- 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp instant yeast
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
For The Pizza Sauce
- 1 cup tomato passata
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp Italian herbs
Pizza Toppings
- grated parmesan and sliced mozzarella as much or as little as you like
- 1 red onion
- 1/2 bell pepper (any color)
- 6 white mushrooms
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 10 slices salami optional
Instructions
To Make The Dough
- Put the flour into a large mixing bowl and mix with the salt and yeast.4 cups bread flour, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp instant yeast
- Slowly add the water by whisking it in. Once the dough gets too hard to work with, use your hands to bring the dough together.1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
- Cover the bowl with plastic and leave in a warm place for 30 minutes.
- Now, we perform our first stretch and fold. Wet your hands, so the dough doesn't stick to your hands. Here is a quick video that shows you how to do a stretch and fold. https://youtube.com/shorts/yEMLj4DAz5s?feature=share
- Cover the dough again and leave for another 30 minutes. Then we perform our second and final stretch and fold.
- Drizzle a little olive over the dough and slightly rub it over the surface. Cover the dough and let it rise for 1.5 hours or until has doubled in size.1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Cut the dough in half. Grease a cast iron pan/skillet with olive oil and put one half of the dough in there. Gently stretch out the dough with your fingertips.
- Cover the dough again with plastic and let it rest for around 1 hour. While we are waiting, we get the toppings ready.
The Pizza Sauce
- To the tomato passata, we mix in the salt, pepper, grated garlic, and Italian herbs.1 cup tomato passata, salt and pepper to taste, 1 clove garlic, 1 tsp Italian herbs
The Toppings
- Roughly slice the mozzarella and grate the parmesan cheese.grated parmesan and sliced mozzarella
- Slice the red onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms.1 red onion, 1/2 bell pepper (any color), 6 white mushrooms
- Sautee the vegetables with a little bit of olive oil and season to taste.1/4 cup olive oil, salt and pepper to taste
Making The Pizza
- Preheat the oven to the highest setting using the fan-forced option. My oven heats up to 250℃/480℉.
- With your fingertips, spread the dough out until it reaches the edge of the skillet. Spread over some of the pizza sauce and add the cheese.
- Now add the sauteed vegetables. Make sure you leave enough for the second pizza. :-)
- Finally, add the salami or leave the pizza as a vegetarian option.
- Put the skillet on the stove and fry for around 3 minutes to give the dough a headstart.
- Put the skillet in the hot oven and bake for around 12 minutes until crisp and golden.
- Enjoy!
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