chicago deep-dish pizza

How To Make chicago deep-dish pizza

• Step 1
  DOUGH: Dissolve yeast in the 1/2 cup warm water.
• Step 2
  Add the sugar and stir well. Set aside.
• Step 3
  In a large mixing bowl, combine 3 1/2 cups of flour, salt and cornmeal.
• Step 4
  Make a well in the center of the flour.
• Step 5
  Add the yeast mixture, the vegetable oil, and the 1/2 cup of water.
• Step 6
  Stir and mix thoroughly until the dough cleans the sides of the bowl and a rough mass is formed.
• Step 7
  Turn the dough out of the bowl onto a well-floured work surface.
• Step 8
  Knead and pound the dough (dust with flour if dough sticks to hands) for 5-6 minutes, until it is smooth and soft.
• Step 9
  Dust the dough and a large mixing bowl lightly with flour.
• Step 10
  Place the dough in the bowl and cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel.
• Step 11
  Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Step 12
  After the dough has doubled, turn it out of the bowl and knead for about 2 minutes.
• Step 13
  Oil the bottom and sides round deep dish pizza pan.
• Step 14
  Spread the dough in the pan with your fingers and palm. (It will spread more easily if you let it sit in the pan for about 10 minutes.)
• Step 15
  Work the dough until it covers the bottom of the pan.
• Step 16
  Pull the edges of the dough up to form a lip or a pronounced border around the pan.
• Step 17
  Preheat the oven to 475.
• Step 18
  Prick the dough bottom with a fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
• Step 19
  Let rise for 30 minutes.
• Step 20
  Parbake for exactly 4 minutes brush the crust with olive oil or butter.
• Step 21
  TOPPING: In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, basil, oregano and salt.
• Step 22
  ASSEMBLY: Lay the slices of mozzarella cheese evenly over the crust.
• Step 23
  Spoon the tomatoes over the cheese.
• Step 24
  Sprinkly the grated parmesan cheese over the tomatoes and add italian sausage.
• Step 25
  Drizzle about 1 tablespoon olive oil on top.
• Step 26
  Bake the pizza in a preheated 500 degree oven on the bottom oven rack for 5 minutes; move the pizza to an oven rack 2 levels above the lower rack and bake an additional 15 minutes, until crust is lightly browned and sausage is cooked through.
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