The Best Cast Iron Pan Pizza Recipe

The Best Cast Iron Pan Pizza Recipe is an easy, no-knead pizza that only takes 20 minutes of hands-on time! Bake in a cast iron skillet for a deeply golden, crispy crust with a chewy inside and gooey cheesy top. It’s better than Pizza Hut pan pizza and straight from your own oven!

📝 Ingredients

• 10 ounces bread flour (see notes for substitution)
• 1 tsp salt
• Scant 1/2 tsp instant yeast
• 1 cup cool water (plus 1-2 tbsp more as needed)
• 1 1/2 tbsp oil
• 1/2 cup sauce
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese (shredded, part skim)
• 25 pieces pepperoni

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Dough ---
2. 2Mix the bread flour, yeast, and salt in a bowl. Add the 1 cup water and mix. You want a well hydrated but shaggy dough with no dry pockets of flour left but not really wet either. If the dough is looking too dry, add in water a tablespoon at a time until the dough resembles a moist but shaggy dough. Cover and wait overnight or at least 8 hours.
3. 3Prep the 12 inch skillet(s) by putting one and half tablespoons of oil in the bottom of each skillet. Carefully dip clean hands into the oil. The dough is so wet that if you don’t oil your hands it will stick. Take the dough and place it in the center of the skillet, gently pressing it out. Then gently flip it over so the side facing up is oiled. As you can see in the skillet it won’t reach the edge. Take a piece of plastic wrap and cover the dough. Wait 2 hours.
4. 4--- Top and bake ---
5. 5Preheat the oven to 550 for at least 20 minutes. Remove the plastic wrap from the pan. Gently press the dough to the edge of the pan. Spread the sauce evenly around the pan leaving a half inch border. Spread the cheese and toppings covering the sauce.
6. 6Place cast iron skillet in the oven and bake for 12-20 minutes. If cooking multiple pizzas at once, the one on the bottom rack will usually be finished first and the bottom will be crispier. If there are any on an upper shelf pull them out when the top looks done and check the crust. If it isn’t as brown as you want place it on a stovetop burner set to high. Cook for 1-3 minutes to crisp up the crust. Once the top and bottom are done, carefully (they are lava hot) remove the cast iron skillet pizza to a cutting board using two spatulas. Wait a couple minutes and cut them using a sharp knife or pizza cutter.