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Deep Dish Pizza
An easy to make authentic Chicago style deep dish pizza with sausage, pepperoni and bacon; stuffed!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h⏳ Prep: 10 min👤 kevin📖 closetcooking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- wooden spoon
- pan
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Mix the sugar into the water followed by the yeast and let it sit for ⏱️ 10 minutes, or until the yeast starts to foam/bubble.
sugar1 tablespoon
2
Mix in the butter followed by the mixture of the flour, cornmeal, and salt, until it forms a dough.
cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled1/4salt1 teaspoon
3
Knead the dough on a floured surface until it is soft and elastic (a finger pressed into it will leave an indent that will bounce back out a little) before dividing in two and transferring to two greased bowls, covering it and letting it sit at a little higher higher than room temperature until it rises to double in size, about ⏱️ 2 hours.
4
One at a time, knock the dough down, roll it out into a large disc, spread half the butter over half of the dough and fold the other half over onto the buttered half before folding in half again and again and again, before forming into balls, transferring them back to their bowls and letting sit covered, while you make the filling.
5
Cook the sausage, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon as it cooks, and set aside.
6
Cook the bacon and set it aside.
bacon, cut into 1/3 inch pieces8 ounces
7
Roll the first dough out and place it in a buttered/greased cast iron pan or spring-form pan (10-12 inches in diameter, 2+ inches tall), sprinkle the sausage in, followed by the pepperoni, bacon, mozzarella, parmesan, and spread the provolone slices on top before rolling the second dough out and placing it on top, trimming any excess dough and crimping the top closed.
pepperoni, sliced thinly4 ouncesbacon, cut into 1/3 inch pieces8 ouncesmozzarella, shredded1 poundprovolone, deli sliced (optional)4 ounces
8
Poke a couple of holes in the top crust, spread the pizza sauce over the top and bake in a preheated 425F/220C oven until the crust is golden brown crispy and good, about ⏱️ 20-30 minutes.
pizza sauce1 cup
Nutrition Facts
calories
Calories 611
fat Content
Fat 40g
fiber Content
Fiber 1g
sugar Content
Sugars 2g
sodium Content
Sodium 913mg
protein Content
Protein 23g
trans Fat Content
Trans 0.4g
cholesterol Content
Cholesterol 102mg
carbohydrate Content
Carbs 35g
saturated Fat Content
Saturated 18g
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