Skillet Pizzas

After hearing rave review about Trader Joe's pizza dough, we stopped by and picked some up to make pizzas for dinner. The 16 ounce dough will make 4 skillet pizzas. I spread it into the pan, topped with fresh tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, in addition to our toppings. I made a Greek style pizza with kalamata olives, red onions and feta, while Justin made a pancetta and mozzarella pizza. Both were excellent! And the TJ's dough is really great -- very convenient when you don't want to make your own. And at only 99 cents, it's well worth the cost. So here are a few pictures of our pizzas. Tomorrow I'm making chocolate chocolate chip cookies in the skillet. I'll post some pics and reviews afterwards.

Iron Skillet Cookies

One of my Christmas gifts was a cast iron skillet set for making cookies. Well, not just cookies. You can use the pans for fried eggs, omelettes, fajitas, personal pan pizzas, etc. But when I test drove them yesterday, I made some chocolate chip cookies. Using a standard cookie recipe, I put 1/2 cup of batter in each skillet, pressed it to the edge, and baked at 375 for 12 minutes. Out came a deliciously baked cookie that's HUGE!

This would be a great presentation for dessert, with a scoop of ice cream on top, or to make a giant cookie cake for a birthday, giant ice cream cookie sandwiches, the possibilities are endless. They came out a little crispy for my liking, so my next batch will probably be 3/4 cup of batter to make them a little bit thicker and more doughy.

Overall, I'm in love though. The pans are great, nothing sticks, and they have a thousand uses! If you want some of your own, go to Linens and Things and pick up the box of Skookie skillets.