Homemade Cast Iron Skillet Pizza
Revolutionize your homemade pizza with this cast iron skillet pizza. The most crispy, crunchy crust that is developed through high heat and is the best homemade pizza I've ever made. Follow my step by step photos and apply my special tips to ensure your pizza creations are perfect!
Servings 4
Calories 447kcal
Ingredients
- 4 oz pizza dough (see notes)
- 6 oz pizza sauce
- 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 Tablespoons oil
Toppings
- 1 Tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
- red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat the skillet: Preheat oven to 500F. Place cast iron skillet in oven while it preheats. Note: the hotter the pan, the crispier the pizza!
- Shape pizza: Form into 10x10-inch circle (unless your skillet measurements are different).
- Assemble pizza in hot skillet: Tip: before you remove skillet, make sure your pizza shapes are prepared and toppings are ready, you do not want your pan to cool down. Carefully remove hot skillet from oven. Very carefully use a wad of paper towels/napkins to spread oil in hot skillet. Carefully place dough circle in pan and adjust to fit edges (picture #2 & #3).
- Add the toppings: Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce while leaving room for crust to form (you do not need to form crust - it rises on it's own). Sprinkle generous amount of mozzarella & parmesan cheese overtop.
- Bake pizza: Bake uncovered for 14-16 minutes - cheese should be bubbling, browned, and crust should be golden brown. When pizza is finished, use a utensil to carefully slide pizza from skillet onto a cutting board. Top with fresh basil and red pepper flakes if desired. See notes for extra toppings. Repeat baking process with additional dough to make second pizza or use 2 pans at a time. I have found the pizza to get crispier as the baking process continues and the pan gets even hotter. Enjoy!
Notes
Pizza Tips
- Pizza Dough: Over the years I have tried so many different pizza doughs. But so far my favorite doughs for the best flavor and crisp texture aren't homemade. I use Whole Foods pre-made pizza dough, buy dough from my local pizza shop, or use this pizza dough kit by Delallo. This delallo pizza kit has given us the most impressive and authentic pizza dough yet! Highly recommend it.
- Room temperature dough: make sure you let your dough sit at room temperature before you shape it. If the dough is too cold, it will snap back into shape and be quite difficult to work with. Room temperature dough is soft and easily shapeable!
- Cast Iron Pans: You can use almost any pan for this that's made of cast iron - use an original 10-inch cast iron pan, a cast iron dutch oven (without the lid), or cast iron casserole skillet (without lid).
Nutrition
Calories: 447kcal | Carbohydrates: 77.9g | Protein: 18.9g | Fat: 6.2g | Cholesterol: 7.4mg | Sodium: 474.1mg | Sugar: 5.2g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 11.6mg