Homemade Pizza

Alex and I enjoy doing the majority of our cooking on Sunday afternoons. Pizza is something that is quick, easy, and cheap to make at home. Since we have yet to spring for a pizza stone, we have been making deep dish pizzas in our cast iron skillet. Cast iron skillets are pretty inexpensive and a great addition to any kitchen. I got ours on Amazon for only $15.99

Here's what you will need to begin:

Pizza Dough

Either purchased from a local pizza place or homemade. I used our bread maker for this dough.

Sauce:

- 1 onion chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (or more depending on how spicy you like it)
- 16oz can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Pinch of sugar
- 1 Bay leaf
- Salt/Pepper to taste

Toppings:

Here you can really use anything but we made it with mozzarella cheese, thick sliced pepperoni and thin onion slices.



Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F

For the sauce, first lightly brown the onions in a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, then add the minced garlic. Once everything is brown, add the rest of the ingredients and let simmer on low for about an hour.

Put a thin coat of olive oil on the bottom and the sides of the cast iron skillet. Be sure not to add too much, otherwise your crust will become oily rather than crispy. Then, place the pizza dough in the middle and work it out to the sides making sure that the middle is thinner than the edges to create a crust.

Once your sauce has cooled down, spread over the dough, add cheese and the rest of your toppings.

Bake for 45 minutes.



Voila.

Rating: 8 out of 10
Price: about $9.00