Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 3/4 cup warm water
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons yeast
  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (divided)
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning (optional)
  • 3 Tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese (divided)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 175 degrees.
  • Dissolve sugar in warm water. Add yeast and stir until dissolved and let sit 3-4 minutes.
  • Add flour (using only 1-3/4 cup if kneading by hand), olive oil, salt, Italian seasoning, 2 Tablespoons parmesan. 
  • Mix on low speed with stand mixer, fitted with dough hook until well mixed and then move to medium speed.
  • Mix (or knead by hand on surface floured with additional 1/4 cup flour) until dough pulls away from sides of bowl and forms a ball.
  • Pat dough to cover bottom of 10 inch iron skillet which has been coated in olive oil.
  • Turn oven off and place skillet in oven for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, turning the temperature up to preheat to 375 degrees for convection, or 400 for traditional oven.
  • Brush with additional 1 Tablespoon of olive oil. Make indentations on surface with fingertip and then sprinkle with additional 1 Tablespoon of Parmesan. Sprinkle with additional herbs if desired.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. If desired, sprinkle with coarse kosher or sea salt and brush with additional olive oil.