Cooking with cast iron...

[Mister Obvious]

I am gonna be making pizza in my cast iron at some point.

My second ever experience with cast iron was so freaking amazing, I am just blown away by how incredible cast iron is.

I used both the 8 inch and the 9 inch pan to make pizza.

PERFECT sizes.

Anything bigger than the 9 inch pan would have been too heavy for me.

These pizzas were yeast free, flatbread style pizzas.

It was incredibly fulfilling to make pizza from scratch. I've never experienced anything like it before.

I started out following a recipe, but then I just winged it.

So I preheated the oven to 375 to let the pans heat up...

Then I pulled the pans out and rubbed some grapeseed oil into 'em, put them back in the oven and went up to 450.

The dough consisted of flour (all purpose), baking powder, salt, and I sprinkled in some oregano and shredded cheddar cheese. I kneaded the dough, covered the mixing bowl, and let it sit for about 10 minutes while I chopped up the toppings.

Toppings were chopped sweet peppers (orange, yellow, red) and fresh mushrooms. And pepperoni.

Once the pans were heated and the dough was ready, I pulled the pans out, separated the dough into two balls, and I mushed the dough into a pizza shape in each pan.

I put the pans/dough back in the oven for 4 mins. to ensure the dough would be cooked through at the end of the whole process.

Then I pulled them back out, coated the dough with melted butter, and put them back in the oven for ~2 minutes.

I opted for pesto instead of tomato sauce, and it was DELICIOUS.

So I got the pans out, and set the oven for 475...

Coated the dough in pesto, sprinkled on mozzarella, applied the toppings, sprinkled on more mozzarella, and popped 'em back in the oven for ~15 minutes...

https://imgur.com/a/Jp8XBR3

I included a pic of the bottom of one of the pizzas just to show how perfectly the cast iron finishes everything.

Cleanup of the pans was literally the easiest thing I've EVER done...

I just cleaned out each pan with the lint-free cloth, scraped off any residual crumbs with a wooden spoon, put a little oil in each pan and rubbed them down real good, then put them back in the oven to do a mini re-season while cooling down with the oven.

I love cast iron, nothing else even comes close. Absolutely amazing experience, 10/10 would recommend.