CAST IRON SKILLET PIZZA RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 550°F (or as hot as your oven will go). Heat a 12-inch cast iron skillet on stovetop over medium- high. Add sausage; cook, stirring occasionally to break into large pieces, until browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
• Wipe skillet clean, and return to medium-high. Sprinkle skillet lightly with cornmeal, and carefully place dough round in skillet, pressing 1/2-inch up sides. Brush with oil; sprinkle with salt. Cook dough over medium-high until it just begins to bubble, about 1 to 2 minutes. Spread pizza sauce over crust. Top with mozzarella, sausage, pepperoni, and onion.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and starting to char, 10 to 12 minutes. Let pizza stand 5 minutes; transfer to a cutting board. Garnish with basil, if desired.

Steps:

• Sprinkle yeast and brown sugar over warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam.
• Turn mixer to the lowest setting and slowly add 2 cups flour 1/2 cup at a time. Add garlic salt and 1/4 cup butter. Integrate remaining 2 cups flour and knead until dough is smooth and elastic, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Coat a large glass bowl with 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil. Shape dough into a ball and place in bowl, turning to coat all sides with oil. Spray a piece of plastic wrap with cooking spray and loosely cover bowl. Cover bowl with a towel and let rise in a warm area until dough has doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Punch down dough and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
• While dough is resting, heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bulk sausage until browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes. Transfer cooked sausage to a bowl with a slotted spoon, retaining drippings in the skillet. Fry Italian sausage link in drippings until browned and no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Slice sausage.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-inch cast iron skillet with 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil.
• Press dough into and up the sides of the prepared skillet. Poke holes in dough with a fork to prevent air bubbles. Spread pizza sauce around the base of the crust. Sprinkle 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese over sauce; layer half the bulk sausage, half the sliced sausage, and half the pepperoni over cheese. Repeat the layers of meat. Top with remaining 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven on the bottom rack until crust is golden brown, about 25 minutes. Brush crust with 1 tablespoon butter; season with Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Remove pizza from skillet and let rest for 3 to 5 minutes before slicing.