Pan Fried Pizza (Stovetop, No Oven)

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Ingredients

• 1 recipe Best-Ever Pizza Dough Recipe (No-Knead), rested overnight
• 1 recipe 5 Minute Pizza Sauce
• 4 cups (12 oz/340 g) shredded mozzarella cheese
• Toppings of choice (like pepperoni, sausage, olives, diced peppers, etc.)

Instructions

1. Choose a 10-inch (25 ½ cm) wide, shallow, preferably non-stick pan that has a lid. Setting the lid aside, place the pan over medium/low heat.
2. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions. Working with one portion at a time (and leaving the rest of the dough covered so it doesn't dry out), roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 10-inch (25 ½ cm) circle.
3. Carefully lay the pizza dough in the pan and place on the lid. Cook for 3-4 minutes until the crust bubbles and rises up but is only very slightly browned.
4. Flip the crust over and leaving the lid off, continue cooking for another 2-3 minutes, until toasty brown on the bottom.
5. Flip back over and spread the browned side with a thin layer of pizza sauce, 1 cup (3 oz/85 g) of cheese and any of your desired toppings.
6. Turn off the heat and place the lid back on for about 5 minutes to allow the toppings to heat up, the cheese to melt and the crust to crisp in the residual heat.
7. Transfer your Stovetop Pizza to a cutting board, slice and enjoy while still hot.
8. Cook off the remaining pizzas in the same way. If you don't want to make all of them, you can cook off the bases and freeze these to be used another time. (When ready to use, defrost on a hot pan over medium low heat, then top and warm the toppings as instructed above).

Recipe Notes

• If you don’t have a non-stick skillet, you can make this in a well-season cast iron skillet (as long as it has a lid) or brush a touch of olive oil onto a regular skillet.
• Control the heat: cook over medium/low heat to allow the pizza base time to cook through fully without browning too fast.
• Covering the pan with a lid or baking pan creates steam and allows your pizza base to cook in its own little makeshift oven.
• If topping your pizza with meat, like sausage or chicken, make sure it is fully cooked in advance.
• If you have extra dough, make a dessert pizza: at Step 5 in the instructions, instead of pizza sauce, spread the dough with store bought or Homemade Nutella, sliced bananas and a generous sprinkling of mini marshmallows. Let the toppings heat up and the marshmallows get a little melty before slicing and serving.