Homemade Pan Pizza

• 1 package (1/4 Oz. Size) Active Dry Yeast
• 2 cups Bread Flour
• 3/4 cups Warm Water (105 To 110 degrees F)
• 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
• 2 teaspoons Olive Oil, Plus More To To Coat Skillet
• 1 cup Marinara Or Pizza Sauce
• 2 cups Whole Milk Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded
• Your Preferred Pizza Toppings (as Desired To Top A Large Pizza)
• 2 Tablespoons Fresh Basil, Chopped (optional)

1. For the dough: In a large bowl, stir together yeast, 1 tablespoon of flour, and 1/4 cup of warm water.
2. Let it sit for 5 minutes or until mixture looks foamy.
3. Stir in remaining water, salt, and olive oil.
4. Add flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough pulls away from side of bowl.
5. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until it becomes a soft, smooth and elastic ball of dough.
6. Loosely cover bowl with a cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
7. Or you can place it in a covered container and let it rise in the refrigerator overnight.
8. After the first rising of dough or right after removing dough from refrigerated overnight rising, place olive oil in a 10-inch or 10 1/2 inch cast iron pan and coat bottom of pan.
9. Put dough ball in pan.
10. Lightly press dough down into oil and spread it to sides of pan.
11. Cover with a cloth and let it sit in a warm area for 2 hours.
12. For the pizza: Preheat oven to 550 degrees F. Lightly press down on dough in = pan to release any air bubbles that may have formed while rising and to push dough to edge of = pan.
13. Spread sauce over top of dough to the edge of = pan.
14. Top with cheese and desired amount of vegetable and/or meat items.
15. Bake for 15 minutes, or until bottom of crust is a golden brown and = cheese is fully melted and lightly brown.
16. Top with fresh chopped basil, if desired.
17. Keep it in the pan or remove to a cutting board and cut into 6 to 8 slices.
18. Enjoy!

yeast, bread flour, water, kosher salt, olive oil, sauce, milk mozzarella cheese, toppings, fresh basil

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/homemade-pan-pizza/ (may not work)