Out of all the styles of pizza, we’ve chosen Crispy Cheesy Frying Pan Pizza as our 2020 Dish of the Year. With its crunchy golden edges, layer of cheese (right to the side!), and thick yet fragile crust, it has a texture and preference that make you want more. Plus, the crust has just 5 straightforward components: it’s easy to manage in a home kitchen area.
Our recipe includes 4 cooking “tricks.” A renegade, almost no-knead approach of folding the dough creates ventilated pockets in the crust. An overnight cooled remainder permits the dough time to develop maximum flavor. Cooking in an actors iron pan makes an audibly crispy crust for your savory variety of garnishes. And ultimately, the special layering of cheese underneath the sauce serves as an obstacle to lessen sogginess.
Instructions
- Stir everything with each other to make a shaggy, sticky mass of dough without dry patches of flour. This need to take 30 to 45 secs in a mixer making use of the beater paddle; or about 1 minute by hand, using a spoon or spatula. Scuff down the sides of the dish to collect the dough into a rough sphere; cover the dish.
- Let the dough remainder at space temperature level for about 30 minutes.
- Oil a big bowl. Transfer the dough to the prepared bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for a minimum of 12 hours, and as much as 3 days.
- When prepared to prepare, eliminate the dough from the fridge and let it come to room temperature level for about 1 hour.
- Lightly flour a work surface area. Turn the dough out onto the floured surface area and divide it in half. Form each half into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Let remainder for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
- Roll out one of the dough balls into a 12-inch circle. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled 12-inch cast iron skillet.
- Spread the sauce over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges. Sprinkle the cheese over the sauce.
- Bake the pizza in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove the pizza from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving.
Tips from our Bakers
- Want to include your own favored garnishes beyond red sauce and cheese? Vegetables or meats must be prepared before arranging them in a solitary layer atop cheese and sauce. Do not hesitate to trying out various other sauces, as well; pesto or white sauce are fantastic alternatives to tomato. One hint: To prevent prospective sogginess, stay with the same quantities and layering procedure for sauce and cheese noted above.
