Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza
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- 4 cups flour
- 3 tablespoons cornmeal
- 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 2 3/4 teaspoons instant yeast
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 lb. mozzarella cheese
- 28 ounces San Marzano tomatoes
- 2 to 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- toppings
- Mix the flour, cornmeal, salt, yeast, olive oil, vegetable oil, butter and water.
- Knead until smooth.
- Let dough rise in oiled bowl until puffy, about 60 minutes.
- Grease a large (or two smaller) cast iron pan with olive oil.
- Stretch the dough into a circle a place in the pan.
- Push the dough to the edges and part ways up the side and let rest for 15 minutes.
- Push the dough back to the sides and let rest for another 15 minutes.
- Bake the crust at 425 degrees until it starts to brown, about 10 minutes.
- Drain the tomatoes and crush them.
- Mix the tomatoes with the garlic and sugar.
- Add salt and herbs (oregano, basil, rosemary) to taste.
- Cover the crust with a generous layer of mozerella.
- Add any desired toppings.
- Top with any remaining mozerella.
- Spoon on the tomato mixture.
- Sprinkle Parmesan on top.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes.
- Remove from pan and transfer to cooling rack.
- Let cool for 15 minutes before slicing.
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