Easy Cast Iron Skillet Pizza Recipe

If you want a crispy, fluffy, loaded skillet pizza at home without waiting overnight — this is the recipe. This cast iron skillet pizza uses a same day dough with no stand mixer required, and delivers a shatteringly crispy bottom crust with a thick, airy interior loaded with cheese. This is the exact pizza I make at home. Details and more tips below: ⏱ TIMELINE Mix & stretch: ~1.5-2 hours Pan proof: 3-4 hours Par bake + cool: ~30 minutes Top & finish bake: ~10 minutes Total: Same day start to finish 🍕 THE RECIPE Makes one 12-inch cast iron skillet pizza Dough: 285g bread flour 200g water (room temperature) 8g olive oil 6g salt 3g sugar 0.85g instant yeast Hydration: ~70% Cheese: -1½ cups low moisture whole milk mozzarella -1 cup low moisture part-skim mozzarella 1- cup shredded cheddar Sauce & Toppings: -1 can crushed tomatoes (Bianco di Napoli) -Pinch of salt -Pinch of oregano -2 leaves of chopped basil Chapter Time Stamps: 0:57: Ingredient list 1:13: Start the dough process 2:53: First series of stretch and folds 4:14: Adding dough to the skillet and pressing it out 5:30: Par baking instructions 6:35: Start building the pizza 7:45 Baking Instructions 🔑 KEY TIPS For same day dough, you want the water temperature around 75-80 degrees. For overnight dough to build more gluten and flavor, you want the water temperature around 45 degrees. Store in the fridge for 2-3 days. Proof in the pan for 4-5 hours before making pizza. A microscale is a game changer for small measurements like yeast — don't eyeball it No stand mixer needed — stretch and fold builds the gluten just as well. If using a mixer, you can add all ingredients and mix on low until combined. Roughly 5-8 minute mix. But add crushed ice to the water. You want it around 45-50 degrees. Cheese goes on before the sauce in skillet pizza — it's the move 🛠 GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO -12-inch cast iron skillet -Digital kitchen scale -Microscale (for ingredients under 15g) -Wire cooling rack #pizza #castironpizza #skilletpizza #homepizza #pizzadough #pizzarecipe #sameDayDough #crispycrust #castironcooking #homemadepizza #pizzaathome #pizzamaking #instantyeast #pizzatechnique #howtoMakePizza #pizzaoven #foodie #cooking #italianfood