Easy Homemade Cast Iron Skillet Pan Pizza Deep Dish Recipe (Amazing crust)

The Dough

• 1 cup of water
• 1/2 package dry yeast or 25g fresh yeast
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 2.5 cups Flour
• 1 tbsp butter

The tomato sauce (2 servings)

• 18.67 oz / 500 g can crushed tomatoes
• Tomato paste (4oz / 113.3981g or 1/2 cup / 1 dl)
• 1.33 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, pressed
• 0.33 Tbsp sugar
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 0.67 tsp basil
• 0.33 tsp dried oregano
• Pepper

Equipment

• 12" cast iron skillet

Instructions

1. Pour 1/4 cup of warm water (body temperature) to a mixing bowl and add yeast and honey, stir and let sit for 10 minutes.
   
2. Add 3/4 cup of water, olive oil, and salt. Give it a little stir.
3. Add 2.5 cups of flour and mix with a machine or by hand.
4. When mixed let it rest for 30-40 minutes in a bowl with a towel on top until the dough has doubled in size.
5. In the meantime, start making the tomato sauce.
6. Heat the oven to 500 °F / 250 °C.
7. Heat a 12" cast iron skillet enough to be able to melt butter, however, not too hot to avoid that the butter gets burned. 
8. Butter the skillet using a brush, don't forget the edges of the skillet.
9. Put the dough in the skillet and spread it out to the edges.
10. Pre-bake the dough for 4 minutes then add the tomato sauce using a circular motion with a ladle. Then add cheese. Make sure to cover the edges with both tomato sauce and cheese to create a tasty cameralization. 
11. Add any ingredients you like and then put the cast iron pan in the oven for 8 minutes after which your pizza is ready to be eaten. Enjoy!
    

Tomato sauce instructions

Add all ingredients into a pot and let it simmer for 15-30 minutes

Any leftover can be used for pasta sauce.

Products used in the video:

Philips Avance HR7778/00 kitchen machine stainless steel

12-Inch Cast Iron Skillet

Silicone Hot Handle Holder

Ladle, Brush and Whisk