Prep Time: 4 hrs | Cook Time: 30 mins | Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins | Yield: 2 deep dish 9-inch pizzas
This homemade Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza is an impressive, no-fuss pizza recipe. The crunchy, flaky, and soft butter crust topped with tomato sauce and layers of cheese makes this pizza really stands out!
Ingredients
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1 tbsp granulated sugar
2 Pizza Crust
½ c. yellow cornmeal
1 ¼ tsp salt
1 ¼ c. slightly warm water
2 ¼ tsp Red Star Platinum yeast
½ c. unsalted butter, divided (¼ c. melted, ¼ c. softened to room temperature)
Olive oil for coating
3 ¼ c. all-purpose flour spoon & levelled
Tomato Sauce for Both Pizzas:
1 small onion, grated
1 tsp dried oregano
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 28-oz. can of crushed tomatoes
¼ tsp granulated sugar
¾ tsp salt
½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes, optional
Toppings for Both Pizzas:
Crumbled bacon, 2 per pizza, optional
4 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
A handful of pepperoni per pizza, 4 slices cooked, optional
Cooked and crumbled sausage for topping, optional
½ c. grated Parmesan cheese
Sliced mushrooms for topping, optional
Thinly sliced green peppers and/or onions for topping, optional
How to make Homemade Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza
Step 1: For the crust, start by measuring the flour into a cup. Mix the flour with the remaining dough ingredients using your hand or a mixer. If using a bread machine, mix at medium-low speed for about 7 minutes.
Step 2: In a lightly greased bowl, place the dough. Cover the dough and let it rise for about 60 minutes or until very puffy. In the meantime, prep the pizza pan. Grease them using nonstick vegetable oil spray. Into the bottom, pour about 3 to 4 tbsp of olive oil.
Step 3: To create a large circle, stretch the dough. Place the dough into the prepared pan and stretch it towards the edge until it begins to shrink back. Cover and let the dough sit for about 15 minutes.
Step 4: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 425 degrees F.
Step 5: To cover the bottom of the pan, stretch the dough, then push it up gently to the sides of the pan. Let the crust rest for additional 15 minutes.
Step 6: Place in the preheated oven and bake the crust for about 10 minutes or until it begins to get slightly brown. In the meantime, prep the filling. Thoroughly drain the tomatoes and mix them with the Pizza seasoning and others. With the sliced mozzarella, cover the bottom of the crust. Add the sausage followed by the tomato mixture. Then, sprinkle the top with the grated Parmesan and drizzle with olive oil. Resume baking for additional 25 minutes or until the filling is bubbly and the topping is golden brown.
Step 7: Take the pizza out of the oven. Using a spatula, transfer the pizza onto a rack. Before slicing, let the pizza cool for about 15 minutes. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 Pizza Crust
- ½ c. yellow cornmeal
- 1 ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ¼ c. slightly warm water
- 2 ¼ tsp Red Star Platinum yeast
- ½ c. unsalted butter, divided (¼ c. melted, ¼ c. softened to room temperature)
- Olive oil for coating
- 3 ¼ c. all-purpose flour spoon & levelled
- Tomato Sauce for Both Pizzas:
- 1 small onion, grated
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 28-oz. can of crushed tomatoes
- ¼ tsp granulated sugar
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes, optional
- Toppings for Both Pizzas:
- Crumbled bacon, 2 per pizza, optional
- 4 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
- A handful of pepperoni per pizza, 4 slices cooked, optional
- Cooked and crumbled sausage for topping, optional
- ½ c. grated Parmesan cheese
- Sliced mushrooms for topping, optional
- Thinly sliced green peppers and/or onions for topping, optional
Instructions
Step 1: For the crust, start by measuring the flour into a cup. Mix the flour with the remaining dough ingredients using your hand or a mixer. If using a bread machine, mix at medium-low speed for about 7 minutes.
Step 2: In a lightly greased bowl, place the dough. Cover the dough and let it rise for about 60 minutes or until very puffy. In the meantime, prep the pizza pan. Grease them using nonstick vegetable oil spray. Into the bottom, pour about 3 to 4 tbsp of olive oil.
Step 3: To create a large circle, stretch the dough. Place the dough into the prepared pan and stretch it towards the edge until it begins to shrink back. Cover and let the dough sit for about 15 minutes.
Step 4: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 425 degrees F.
Step 5: To cover the bottom of the pan, stretch the dough, then push it up gently to the sides of the pan. Let the crust rest for additional 15 minutes.
Step 6: Place in the preheated oven and bake the crust for about 10 minutes or until it begins to get slightly brown. In the meantime, prep the filling. Thoroughly drain the tomatoes and mix them with the Pizza seasoning and others. With the sliced mozzarella, cover the bottom of the crust. Add the sausage followed by the tomato mixture. Then, sprinkle the top with the grated Parmesan and drizzle with olive oil. Resume baking for additional 25 minutes or until the filling is bubbly and the topping is golden brown.
Step 7: Take the pizza out of the oven. Using a spatula, transfer the pizza onto a rack. Before slicing, let the pizza cool for about 15 minutes. Enjoy!
