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Skillet Pizza for Two

By Alli Berkey

Published on March 7, 2017

Time

55 minutes

Yield

Serves 2

Skillet Pizza for Two

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 12 ounces pizza dough, room temperature⅓ cup jarred pasta sauce ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes 3 ounces whole-milk mozzarella cheese, shredded (¾ cup)¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Before You Begin

Letting the dough rest on the counter allows the gluten to relax and keeps the dough from shrinking. If you’re using an electric stove, heat the burner for 3 minutes on medium heat before starting to cook.

Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack 6 inches from broiler element and heat broiler. Using pastry brush, brush bottom (not sides) of 12-inch skillet with oil.
  2. Press and roll dough into 14-inch circle on lightly floured counter. Let dough rest on counter for 5 minutes. Loosely roll dough around rolling pin and gently unroll it into skillet. Using your fingertips, push dough into corners and up sides of skillet (dough should climb about 1 inch up sides of skillet). Using fork, poke bottom of dough 10 times.
  3. Cover and cook over medium heat until bottom of crust is spotty brown, about 6 minutes, checking halfway through cooking and popping any air bubbles with fork. Remove from heat.
  4. Spread sauce evenly over dough, leaving 1/2-inch border, then sprinkle with pepper flakes. Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan over top. Transfer skillet to oven and broil until crust and cheese are spotty brown, about 5 minutes. Using spatula, slide pizza onto cutting board and let cool for 5 minutes. Slice and serve.
Skillet Pizza for Two

Skillet Pizza for Two

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Time

55 minutes

Yield

Serves 2

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
12 ounces pizza dough, room temperature
⅓ cup jarred pasta sauce
⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 ounces whole-milk mozzarella cheese, shredded (¾ cup)
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
12 ounces pizza dough, room temperature
⅓ cup jarred pasta sauce
⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 ounces whole-milk mozzarella cheese, shredded (¾ cup)
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
12 ounces pizza dough, room temperature
⅓ cup jarred pasta sauce
⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 ounces whole-milk mozzarella cheese, shredded (¾ cup)
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Test Kitchen Techniques

Why This Recipe Works

For this two-person pizza, we started by pressing the dough into a greased 12-inch skillet and poking it with a fork so it didn’t bubble up as it baked. We covered the skillet as the dough cooked to trap heat and help the edges of the dough puff up. When the crust was ready, we topped it with sauce, red pepper flakes, and cheese and popped the skillet under the broiler to quickly melt the cheese and finish browning the crust.

Before You Begin

Letting the dough rest on the counter allows the gluten to relax and keeps the dough from shrinking. If you’re using an electric stove, heat the burner for 3 minutes on medium heat before starting to cook.

Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack 6 inches from broiler element and heat broiler. Using pastry brush, brush bottom (not sides) of 12-inch skillet with oil.
  2. Press and roll dough into 14-inch circle on lightly floured counter. Let dough rest on counter for 5 minutes. Loosely roll dough around rolling pin and gently unroll it into skillet. Using your fingertips, push dough into corners and up sides of skillet (dough should climb about 1 inch up sides of skillet). Using fork, poke bottom of dough 10 times.
  3. Cover and cook over medium heat until bottom of crust is spotty brown, about 6 minutes, checking halfway through cooking and popping any air bubbles with fork. Remove from heat.
  4. Spread sauce evenly over dough, leaving 1/2-inch border, then sprinkle with pepper flakes. Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan over top. Transfer skillet to oven and broil until crust and cheese are spotty brown, about 5 minutes. Using spatula, slide pizza onto cutting board and let cool for 5 minutes. Slice and serve.

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