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Chicago Deep-Dish United States / Illinois

Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

A classic Chicago deep dish pizza with a buttery cornmeal-style crust, sausage, mozzarella, and a thick crushed tomato top sauce baked in a deep pan.

Yield
1 x 12-inch deep dish pizza
Hydration
60%
Bake
245 C
Total time
80 min

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Step-by-step method

  1. 1

    Mix the dough

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  2. 2

    Cold ferment

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  3. 3

    Pan and proof

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  4. 4

    Layer the filling

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  5. 5

    Bake until set

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  6. 6

    Rest and slice

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