Deep Dish Cast Iron Pizza
January 20, 2023
: 6
: 20 min
: Easy
Once you make the dough the hardest part is waiting for it to rise. This homemade deep dish pizza in a cast iron pan is super easy and can be made with homemade sauce or your favorite good quality jar sauce. Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Sprinkle with your favorite toppings or be a purest and enjoy sauce, fresh mozzarella, and fresh basil.
Ingredients
- Homemade Pizza Dough
- 1 package active yeast
- 1 1/3 cups warm water
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Weeknight Pizza Sauce
- 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Toppings
- Fresh mozzarella - sliced
- Basil
Directions
- Step 1 Sprinkle yeast into warm water. Stir and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Step 2 In a mixer with a dough hook place flour, salt, and sugar.
- Step 3 Pour yeast and warm water mixture into the flour.
- Step 4 Let the mixer knead the dough for 5 minutes.
- Step 5 Scrape down sides and knead for another minute.
- Step 6 Place dough in a bowl with olive oil. Rub a few teaspoons of olive oil over dough.
- Step 7 Place a clean dish towel over it and let rise for 2 hours in a warm area. (I keep mine on top of the stove)
- Step 8 While dough is rising, make sauce.
- Step 9 In a medium sauce pan cook tomato sauce, with tomato paste, onion powder, garlic powder, dried oregano, and salt on low-medium heat for 25minutes.
- Step 10 Reduce heat to a simmer for 10 minutes.
- Step 11 After the dough has risen oil a 12 inch cast iron pan with olive oil, making sure to coat the sides.
- Step 12 On a floured surface roll out the dough to roughly the size of the cast iron pan.
- Step 13 Place dough into pan and form it to the shape of the pan.
- Step 14 Spread sauce on the dough.
- Step 15 Top with slices of fresh mozzarella.
- Step 16 Brush olive oil on the edge of the dough.
- Step 17 Bake in a preheated 475 degree oven for 20 minutes or until sauce is bubbling, crust is lightly brown and the cheese is melted.
- Step 18 Sprinkle fresh basil on top of pizza.
- Step 19 Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Remove from cast iron before slicing.
Hi Jenn!! We are making your pizza tonight!! I’ve actually never used my cast iron to make pizza so I am excited to see how it comes out. I just LOVE everything you make/post!!!!
Hi Annie! Thank you so much for your comments. It means so much to me, you have no idea!! I’m still learning how to post and make reels so I really appreciate you reaching out. I hope the pizza turned out for you. Everyone’s oven is so different. Say hi to Anna for me:)