All Things Cozy

•  Pizza dough (or skip step 1 and use store bought pizza dough)




• • 1 tbsp molasses
  • 1 package (1/4 oz) active dry yeast
  • 2 1/2 tbsp kosher salt
  • 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/4 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
  • 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • Vegetable-oil cooking spray




• 1/2 Cup pizza sauce




• 1/2 Cup Mozzarella cheese
  




• 4 oz. pepperoni
  




• Optional: 1 cup vegetable toppings (i.e. cherry tomatoes, onions, green peppers, mushrooms),
  




• Optional: Italian seasoning, Parmesan cheese or fresh basil
  

Directions:

1. In
   a large bowl, combine molasses and yeast with 1 1/3 cups lukewarm
   water. Stir. Set aside until bubbly, about 5 minutes. Add salt and oil
   and stir. In a separate bowl, mix flours together. Add yeast mixture to
   flours and stir with a wooden spoon until dough forms.




2. Preheat the oven to 450F.
   




3. Coat a 10″ cast iron skillet (or oven safe skillet) with 1/2
   tablespoon of oil. You can also run a garlic clove around for seasoning.
   




4. Divide the overnight pizza dough in half (or remove your store-bought pizza dough from the can).
   




5. Take half of the pizza dough (or all of your store bought dough) and
   place it into the seasoned skillet. Spread it around the bottom of the
   skillet with your fingers and push it up around the sides about 1 to 1.5
   inches. Let the dough rest for a few minutes while preparing the rest
   of your toppings.
   




6. Add the pizza sauce.
   




7. Sprinkle all the mozzarella cheese.
   




8. Top with pepperoni and any other toppings you desire.
   




9. Bake the pizza for about 15-18 minutes or until the crust has browned
   and the cheese has a few browned spots (rotate the skillet half way
   through the cooking time).
   




10. Carefully remove the cast iron skillet from the oven onto a heatproof surface and enjoy you skillet pizza!

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