Zahra • Toronto Recipe Creator

You’re a handful of ingredients and 2 hours away from this crispy, airy, homemade pan pizza.

Serve with a fresh Caesar salad and some chicken cutlets, wings or my cheesy meatballs (on the blog!).

Baked in my Hexclad skillet, you can definitely go bigger for a slightly thinner crust

3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp instant yeast
1.5T olive oil
1.5 tsp salt
1tsp sugar
1.5 cups warm water

Extra olive oil for greasing the pan
Corn meal/flour for dusting

Garlic salt
Dried oregano
Chili flakes
Parmesan
Sauce, cheese and toppings of choice

1. Combine the yeast, sugar and 1 cup of warm water, to the bowl of a stand mixer (or bowl to mix by hand) let sit for 5 minutes
2. Add in the olive oil, and 2 cups of flour. Mix using the dough hook on speed 2 for 2-3 min.
3. Add in the remaining cup of flour, salt and 1/4 to 1/2 cup water (I use 1/2 cup, however hydration can vary based on your location, humidity, and flour used). Mix until well combined, about 5 min
4. You’re looking for smooth and very mildly sticky dough
5. Remove the dough from the bowl using greased hands. Knead on a clean surface for another 5 minutes
6. Roll into a smooth ball, place into a greased bowl and cover. Rest for about an hour, or until doubled in size.
7. Preheat your oven to 425F and generously grease a deep oven safe skillet or pizza pan. The amount of olive oil you use here will help with that classic crispy pan pizza crust. Sprinkle with corn flour as well.
8. Flip the dough out onto the prepared skillet/pan. Starting from the centre, press the dough outwards to fit the pan, leaving a border that will become the crust. If necessary, gently pull the dough to fit your pan.
9. Spread your sauce, add cheese and toppings, sprinkle with garlic salt, oregano, parm and chili flakes - be sure to cover the crust as well.
10. Drizzle more olive oil over the crust and edges.
11. Bake for 15-20 min, until golden and crispy
Remove from the oven and rest for 5 min, before removing the pizza to a cooling rack.

Pro tip: place the pizza w/o the pan directly onto the oven grill to re crisp the bottom if steam has gotten to it!

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