Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza

Try this Chicago-style pizza that will your mouth watering as you watch it bake in the oven!

150 minutes Prep: 120 minutes Cook: 30 minutes

992 calories per serving view nutrition facts

4 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

1 1/2	pk	yeast, active dry
1/2	cup	water	warm, (110-115 degrees F)
1	tablespoon	sugar
3 1/2	cups	flour, unbleached all-purpose
1	teaspoon	salt
1/2	cup	cornmeal
1/4	cup	vegetable oil
1/2	cup	water	warm, (110-115 degrees F)
8	ounces	italian plum (roma) tomatoes	one can
1	teaspoon	basil
1	teaspoon	oregano
1	x	salt
10	ounces	mozzarella cheese	sliced
1/4	cup	parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated	grated
1/2	pound	italian sausage	casing removed
1	x	olive oil
1	x	garlic

Directions

DOUGH: Dissolve yeast in the 1/2 cup warm water. Add the sugar and stir well. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine 3 1/2 cups of flour, salt and cornmeal. Make a well in the center of the flour. Add the yeast mixture, the vegetable oil, and the 1/2 cup of water. Stir and mix thoroughly until the dough cleans the sides of the bowl and a rough mass is formed. Turn the dough out of the bowl onto a well-floured work surface. Knead and pound the dough (dust with flour if dough sticks to hands) for 5-6 minutes, until it is smooth and soft. Dust the dough and a large mixing bowl lightly with flour. Place the dough in the bowl and cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hrs.

After the dough has doubled, turn it out of the bowl and knead for about 2 minutes. Oil the bottom and sides round deep dish pizza pan. 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 min.) Work the dough until it covers the bottom of the pan. Pull the edges of the dough up to form a lip or a pronounced border around the pan. Preheat the oven to 475. Prick the dough bottom with a fork at 1/2-inch intervals. Let rise for 30 min. Parbake for exactly 4 min. Brush the crust with olive oil or butter.

TOPPING: In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, basil, oregano and salt.

ASSEMBLY: Lay the slices of mozzarella cheese evenly over the crust. Spoon the tomatoes over the cheese. Sprinkly the grated Parmesan cheese over the tomatoes. Add Italian sausage. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon olive oil on top.

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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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 379g

Amount per Serving

Calories 992 40% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 44.0g	67%
Saturated Fat 16.0g	78%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 83mg	28%
Sodium 1815mg	76%
Total Carbohydrate 105.0g	35%
Dietary Fiber 5.0g	19%
Sugars 6.0g
Protein 43.0g	86%

Vitamin A	16%		Vitamin C	10%
Calcium	66%		Iron	38%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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