DEEP DISH PIZZA MAKER RECIPES

I have it on good authority that this is the real deep dish pizza dough that's used in Chicago. The real thing is nothing like bread, or even pizza, dough. It is a buttery, flaky crust that is achieved by: 1) using corn oil (not butter) and 2) minimal mixing and kneading times. The pizza itself is built with cheese, toppings, and sauce, in that order. I suggest you use 6-in-1u0026reg; tomatoes which are far superior to other brands. Classicou0026reg; ground tomatoes are very similar. Contrary to popular opinion, cornmeal is not used in the dough by Chicago pizzerias.

Provided by owensjo

Categories     Pizza Dough and Crusts

Total Time 6 hours 25 minutes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 298.5 calories, CarbohydrateContent 37 g, FatContent 14.3 g, FiberContent 1.5 g, ProteinContent 5.3 g, SaturatedFatContent 1.9 g, SodiumContent 361.5 mg, SugarContent 0.9 g

The secret to perfect pan pizza is pressing the dough into a well-oiled pan (Pizza Hut uses soybean oil), then the pan is covered and the dough rises in a heated cabinet for 45 to 60 minutes. When the dough is topped, the edge is sprayed with a butter-flavored “food release” and the pie is baked at 500 degrees F until perfectly browned on top. You can use a 9-inch, 12-inch, or 15-inch deep dish pizza pan or cake pan for this recipe, and you’ll want to preheat your oven with a pizza stone in it to simulate the type of oven used at the chain. The hot ceramic surface of the pizza stone will cause the oil in the pan to cook the bottom of the dough so that it’s brown and crispy like an authentic pan pizza crust should be. I tried making the dough with cake flour, all-purpose flour, superfine “00” flour, bread flour and many combinations of these different flours which all contain varying amounts of gluten. I even tried rising the dough slowly in the refrigerator for various lengths of time as long as up to four days. But after a month of testing and about 30 pan pizzas later, I found the best dough to be straight bread flour, and to let the dough rise at room temperature. I did find that if you let the dough rest for at least 4 hours before the final rise in the pizza pan you will get the best texture with the perfect chewy bite to it.  Try my clone recipes for Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza and Tuscani Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta here.Source: Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 3 by Todd Wilbur.

Provided by Todd Wilbur

Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes0S

Prep Time 1 hours 5 minutes0S

Cook Time 1 hours 5 minutes0S

Number Of Ingredients 24

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 390 calories