Deep Dish Cast Iron Pizza

Deep Dish Cast Iron Pizza is inspired by the classic Chicago style deep dish pizza so many people (including my whole family) know and love. It’s perfectly crispy on the outside, doughy on the inside, and piled with lots of cheese and toppings! What’s not to love? he way the crust remains doughy, while being crisp on the outside is so delicious. I can’t even explain how good! You just have to try it.

Author: Weelicious

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings: 8 slices

Calories: 555 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 lb - pizza dough
all purpose flour
2 tablespoons - butter or olive oil
1 cup - marinara or pizza sauce
2 cups - mozzarella cheese
pepperoni
olives
bell peppers
onions
pineapple
ham
mushrooms
broccoli

Instructions

Remove pizza dough several hours before baking pizzas to bring the dough to room temperature. This step makes it easier to stretch the dough.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Sprinkle work surface lightly with flour, divide the dough in half and using your hands or a rolling pin, roll out the dough into an even circle. Leave the dough for a few minutes to rest and then roll out one more time to be 1 inch larger than the cast iron pans.
Grease the cast iron pans with butter or oil and place the dough in the pans to just come up the sides. You can press it down with your fingers to keep its shape.
Top with half of the marinara sauce, sprinkle with cheese and desired toppings.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the pizza into slices. You can also slide the pizza onto a cutting board and then cut into wedges.

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