I had Foolproof Pan Pizza proofing in the cast iron Tuesday evening, when somebody set up us the bomb (cyclone) and we lost power.

Once the storm died down, we were still hungry. Power's out, so I can't use the oven, but I have a match, a gas stovetop, and no other options. Will this be a candidate for r/itreallyisfoolproof or for r/ididnthavepower ?

Step 1: cook the dough. I wasn't confident that the dough would cook through without burning the bottom if cooked straight, so instead of starting with a topped pizza I planned to let the dough cook a bit and then flip it and top it.

By the dim light of an LED lantern, I turned on the burner to medium-low, put the skillet on the heat, covered the skillet, and was completely ignored by Alexa when I asked for a timer. Apparently, she's addicted to power.

Step 2: flip! Gave it a few minutes, peeked under the cover, liked what I saw, and flipped it over. There was a bit of a dark mark in the middle where the burner had lit, but it was mostly golden brown.

Step 3: top! You may note that there wasn't a step to gather the toppings. Oops. A quick scramble to get some sauce on and to shred some cheese. I couldn't find the scale in the dark, and the Mk. I eyeball was rather on the generous side. Covered it again and let it cook until the cheese melted.

Step 4: eat! The crust wasn't as good as the oven version, but it was still quite tasty. I'm calling it a win, though once we get power back (yup- still out four days later) I'll do the next one one by the book.

Can it be too cheesy?

This might be a bit too cheesy

Bottom looks good

And we're cooked through, poofy and crispy

by exwhyzeezeewhy

2 Comments

  1. ShroomyEmpress

    Looks delicious and that browned crust on the bottom looks so good.

  2. Hybr1dth

    Ah yes, cheese with pizza. 

    I guess I’m so lucky to have never experienced outages of more than maybe a few hours. Hope it gets fixed soon for you.

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