2010augusta
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Ingredients
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Preparation Instructions
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Tips
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Use spring form pans to make it easy to cut and serve the pizza.
Freeze half the dough to make the second pizza later.
Pitfalls
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do not use the lowest rack in the oven.
Variation Ideas
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be creative and create you own filling combo.
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- Type: Breads
- Category: Main Entree
- Special: Vegetarian ( Eggs, Milk, Cheese, Butter are OK )
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- Yield: 16 servings
- Prep Time: 150 minutes
- Ready in: 190 minutes
- Difficulty: 4 ( 1 - Easy, 5 - Difficult )
- Source: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/chicago-deep-dish-pizza/Detail.aspx
Ingredients
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- 1 (.25 ounce) - envelope rapid rise yeast
- 2 cups - lukewarm water
- 1/4 cup - butter (melted)
- 1/4 cup - vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup - olive oil
- 3/4 TBS - salt
- 1/2 cup - cornmeal
- 5 1/2 cups - all-purpose flour
- 1/2 pound - sliced mozzarella cheese
- 2 14.5 oz can - fire roasted tomatoes, drained and squished
- 1 jar or can - pizza sauce
- 1 tsp - dried basil
- 1 tsp - dried oregano
- 2 cloves - garlic, crushed
salt to taste - 3 TBS - freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 TBS - olive oil
add meats and veggies to make a hearty pizza. I like:
- 1 lb - hot Italian sausage, browned and drained
- 1/4 lb - pepperoni slices
- 1 - bell pepper, diced and sautéed
- 1/2 - onion, diced and sautéed
- 1/3 lb - sliced mozzarella cheese
Preparation Instructions
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- Place the water in a mixing bowl of a stand mixer.
- Sprinkle the yeast over the water, and let stand for 5 minutes to dissolve.
- Pour in the butter, vegetable oil, olive oil, salt cornmeal and 3 cups of the flour. Mix with the beater for 10 minutes.
- Add the remaining flour, and switch from the beater to the dough hook. Mix for about 5 minutes. This can be done by hand, but the dough is very rich and moist.
- Pour the dough out onto a floured surface, and cover with a large bowl. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
- Punch down the dough, and let rise again. This time won't take as long.
- Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
- Grease two 9 or 10 inch round cake pans.
- Divide the dough evenly between the two pans.
- Press the dough out so that it goes all the way up the sides of the pans.
- Lay the slices of mozzarella cheese onto the crusts like tile.
- if using, layer the sausage, veggies, and pepperoni on top of the base layer of cheese.
- add second layer of cheese on top of filling
- Put the tomatoes and sauce over the mozzarella, and season with basil, oregano, garlic and salt.
- Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top, and drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is golden and gooey, and the crust a light golden brown.
Tips
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Use spring form pans to make it easy to cut and serve the pizza.
Freeze half the dough to make the second pizza later.
Pitfalls
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do not use the lowest rack in the oven.
Variation Ideas
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be creative and create you own filling combo.