Deep Dish Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

When you hear of a cast iron skillet, you think of camping. Did you know that you could actually make pizza in it? Yep!

This deep dish pizza is loaded with flavor and the crust is one of the best parts.

Do you fry the pizza or bake it?

I'm going to answer this right now because my husband asked the same thing the other night that I made this pizza.

It's baked, and at 500 degrees Fahrenheit.

Can You use a store bought pizza crust?

Yes, you can use a store bought pizza crust to save time, but it won't taste nearly as good as homemade!

Do you have to spray the cast iron skillet with cooking spray first?

While you could use a cooking spray like Pam, I would recommend brushing the inside of the pan with melted butter and a pastry brush. The flavor of butter is just a whole lot better on the pizza crust.

How do you get the pizza out of the cast iron skillet?

The best way to remove this pizza is with two heat-resistant silicone spatulas. Simultaneously lift it out of the pan an onto a serving dish or pizza pan. 

Then, cut and serve!

Ingredients Needed to make this skillet pizza

Here's what you need to make the dough:

• 2 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon melted butter (for pan and brushing on crust)
• 1 tablespoon finely grated parmesan cheese (to sprinkle on crust after butter)

Here's what you need for the toppings, but you can interchange them as you see fit:

• ½ cup pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce
• 1 ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• ½ cup sliced black olives
• ⅓ cup pepperoni
• 1 cup cooked hamburger

How to make this deep dish skillet pizza

To start, add in your 2 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast to a large mixing bowl. Pour in the warm water and whisk this together for about 1 minute. Then, let it stand for 10 minutes. This gives it a chance for the yeast to activate and start getting frothy.

When your yeast mixture looks frothy, add in your olive oil (1 ½ tbsp) and flour (2 ½ cups). Then, put your dough hook on and mix!

When you have added all of the flour into the dough, it should come together in a ball. Roll the ball of dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 3 minutes. You want it just enough so that the dough is no longer sticky.

Place the kneaded pizza dough in an oiled bowl, and cover. Let it rise in a warm location for about 45 minutes. The dough will have risen quite a bit.

Then you will ⅔ of the dough and place it once again onto the floured surface. Roll it out to the size of your cast iron skillet. 

Meanwhile, lightly brush melted butter all over the cast-iron skillet with a pastry brush. Then place the pizza dough into the pan.

With the remaining dough, roll it out into long thin cylinders. Place these around the edge of the pizza to give it a nice crust and will hold your pizza toppings!

From you you will then start to assemble your pizza. At this time, I will start to pre-heat my oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, evenly spoon on the pizza sauce. Follow this with the black olives.

Then, add half of the mozzarella cheese, and hamburger. Next lay out about half of the pepperonis. Repeat again until all of your toppings and cheese have been added.

Lightly brush the pizza crust with some melted butter and sprinkle the finely grated parmesan cheese where you put the butter.

Then, bake the pizza for 16-18 minutes. About half-way through cooking, rotate the skillet, and brush the remaining butter onto the crust once more.

Then, enjoy!

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Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

A delicious and crispy deep-dish pizza filled with your favorite toppings! A truly decadent pizza that will be the talk of the town.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword deep dish pizza, pizza, skillet pizza

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 16 minutes

Let dough rise 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 21 minutes

Servings 6 slices

Calories 524 kcal

Author Joanna Stephens

Ingredients

Pizza Dough

• 2 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup butter melted
• 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese finely grated

Pizza Toppings

• ½ cup pizza suace
• 1 ½ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
• ½ cup black olives sliced
• ⅓ cup sliced pepperoni
• 1 cup cooked hamburger

Instructions

Pizza Dough

1. To start, add in your 2 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast to a large mixing bowl. Pour in the warm water and whisk this together for about 1 minute. Then, let it stand for 10 minutes.

2. When your yeast mixture looks frothy, add in your olive oil (1 ½ tbsp) and flour (2 ½ cups). Then, put your dough hook on and mix!

3. When you have added all of the flour into the dough, it should come together in a ball. Roll the ball of dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 3 minutes.

4. Place the kneaded pizza dough in an oiled bowl, and cover. Let it rise in a warm location for about 45 minutes.The dough will have risen quite a bit.

5. Then you will ⅔ of the dough and place it once again onto the floured surface. Roll it out to the size of your cast iron skillet.

6.  Meanwhile, lightly brush melted butter all over the cast-iron skillet with a pastry brush. Then place the pizza dough into the pan.

7. With the remaining dough, roll it out into long thin cylinders. Place these around the edge of the pizza to give it a nice crust and will hold your pizza toppings!

Assembling the pizza

1. From you you will then start to assemble your pizza. At this time, I will start to pre-heat my oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Then, evenly spoon on the pizza sauce. Follow this with the black olives.Then, add half of the mozzarella cheese, and hamburger.

3. Next lay out about half of the pepperonis. Repeat again until all of your toppings and cheese have been added.

4. Lightly brush the pizza crust with some melted butter and sprinkle the finely grated parmesan cheese where you put the butter.

5. Then, bake the pizza (at 500 degrees Fahrenheit) for 16-18 minutes. About half-way through cooking, rotate the skillet, and brush the remaining butter onto the crust once more.Then, enjoy!
   
   

Nutrition Facts

Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

Amount Per Serving

Calories 524 Calories from Fat 252

% Daily Value*

Fat 28g43%

Saturated Fat 13g81%

Cholesterol 84mg28%

Sodium 684mg30%

Potassium 314mg9%

Carbohydrates 43g14%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 24g48%

Vitamin A 558IU11%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 178mg18%

Iron 4mg22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.