Cast Iron Pan Pizza
For Christmas, I received Rachael Ray's New cook book called "Look+Cook". In this book, they had a recipe for Pizza that you make in a heavy pan. So New Years Eve, I decided to give it a try; following the fundementals of the recipe, but did a few things differently.Oven on 425 Degrees:I made two pizzas; one smal,l one large. The small was for me, so I made a spinach and mushroom pizza with a garlic wine cream sauce. The larger one, for the kids, was a double pepperoni.So the pepperoni was the easiest. Using store bought dough, roll it out and then place in a oil pan, bringing the edges up. My pans, after I greased them with olive oil, I place a pinch of kosher sea salt in them.Using store bough pizza sauce, place on the dough.
Add a layer of pepperoni (turkey pepperoni for us),
then the mozzeralla cheese, then another layer of pepperoni.
Put in the oven an bake until done.Took about 35 to 45 minutes.
The little pizza took longer. Grease and salted my small cast iron pan. Dough is placed in the pan and ready for the filling.
For the filling, I sauteed a teaspoon of minced garlic in olive oil.
Add slice baby bella mushrooms. Let them brown.
Added cooking sherry to deglaze the pan.
The added fresh spinach.
Once spinach starts to wilt, added in some heavy cream and black pepper.
Added a small amount of flour desolved in warm water to help thicken, and a bit of shaved parmesan cheese.
Place mixture in pan with dough. Smooth it around.
Added Sliced onion on top
Add mozzeralla Cheese, then bake.
Over all, I would and will make it again. My kids loved it and I made it faster than it would have took me to order a pizza and have it delievered. :)