Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:40:02 GMT

Step 1

Combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, sugar, and yeast in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Add the warm water (the water should feel like warm bath water) and 1/4 cup of melted butter (that isn’t too hot) On low speed, beat the dough ingredients until everything begins to be moistened. For another 4-5 minutes, continue to beat the dough on low until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. * I needed to add a few more tablespoons of warm water to my dough because it was initially too dry.

Step 2

Remove the dough from the bowl and form into a ball. Lightly grease a large mixing bowl with olive oil and place the dough inside, turning it around so that all sides of the dough are coated in the oil. Cover the bowl tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rise in a warm environment for 1-2 hours or until double in size.

Step 3

**I placed my dough on my kitchen table which is near a heat vent. It took 1 1/2 hours for the dough to rise.

Step 4

Once the dough is ready, lightly flour a large work surface. Remove dough from the bowl and punch down the dough to remove any air bubbles and roll the dough into a large 15×12 inch rectangle. Spread 1/4 cup of softened butter on top of the dough.

Step 5

Gently roll the dough towards you and then cut the dough in half. Form the dough into two separate bowls and then place back in the oiled bowl and top with aluminum foil. Place in the fridge for another hour so the dough can rise again.

Step 6

For the sauce, add grated onion and minced garlic and saute until softened. Season with salt and pepper and add crushed red pepper. Add crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes and sugar and cook on low heat for an hour. Set aside to cook a bit before building the pizza

Step 7

Making the pizza- *This recipe makes two pizzas but I only made one. I put the other ball of dough in the freezer for another time.*

Step 8

After about an hour in the fridge, the dough balls should have risen and appear puffy. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface, working it into a 12-inch circle. Place the dough in a springform pan or cast iron skillet. Press the dough to make sure it is fitting well inside the pan and add sliced fresh mozzarella cheese or shredded mozzarella cheese. Add your toppings of choice. I only used ground sausage and pepperoni. Add the homemade pizza sauce on top of the toppings. I didn’t want a lot of sauce so I added very little.

Step 9

It had a lot of sauce so I added very little. *I had enough sauce to make another pizza so I froze it.* Sprinkle the top of the pizza with with grated parmesan cheese. Brush the top edges of the dough with a little olive oil and bake on 425 for 25 minutes. *If using fresh sliced cheese, bake for another few minutes to ensure the cheese is completely melted.

Step 10

Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 mins before removing the springform pan. Slice and serve

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