1/2cupturkey sausage crumbles, or pepperoni or preferred
Instructions
Weigh out flour with a kitchen scale 11oz, 312g
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl, then stir in water.
Combine with a wooden spoon or spatula and then knead with hands right in the bowl for about 2 minutes or until comes together. It will be sticky.
Spray a 9" pie plate with cooking oil spray. transfer dough into pie plate and pat it into a 7" round. Spray the top surface with additional spray. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 12-24 hours or up to 3 days.
Put olive oil in (12"/30cm) cast iron skillet. Use some of that oil to oil hands so the dough won't stick to them. Transfer the dough into the cast iron pan. Using fingertips, press dough out to about 1/8" (3mm) from sides of pan. Cover and allow to rise for 1 1/2 hours at room temperature in pan.
Assembly:Spread 1/2 cup pizza sauce over pizza dough to about 1/2" (1 cm) from edge of dough. Form a 1/4-1/2" (1 cm) tall wall or dam of Monterrey Jack cheese around the perimeter of the pizza, pressed into the pan. This cheese will fry against the pan making frico. So delicious. Sprinkle on the sausage or your favorite toppings and sprinkle the mozzarella evenly over the toppings.
Bake in a preheated 425 degree (219 Celcius) oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and wait until sizzling stops. Run butter knife around the outside to loosed. Check browning of bottom. If not sufficiently brown, place skillet on a burner set to medium for up to 5 minutes, checking every few minutes. When done, use 2 spatulas to transfer to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes before cutting.