Pizza Hut, go home. There's no more place for you here! Because THIS is the most insanely delicious pan pizza out there, and it's super easy.
Growing up in Colorado I had pretty limited exposure to the world of pizza. I remember when Pizza Hut first introduced pan pizza in 1980. My family would go to the local Hut with its distinctive roof and we'd get a large pan pizza and a few salad bar trips to share. (Remember the salad bar? Remember those red plastic cups you'd fill yourself, mixing one of every soda from the fountain?)
The crusts on those pizzas were the best part, of course: thick and pillowy, with a crisp edge and bottom. It was a study in contrasts: you'd get that crackly crispness that rapidly yielded to the yeasty, fluffy interior. Sadly, nostalgia probably makes the Hut's pan pizzas taste better than they really were.
And that's just fine, because this recipe lets you make a superior product with your own high grade King Arthur flour, SAF yeast, and premium extra virgin olive oil. This crust i