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Move over, deep-dish pizza. Chicago's festive food trend, the "peppermint and pickle thing," has arrived just in time for the holidays. I'm not surprised by the mixed reviews. One day I took a friend to a very authentic Mexican restaurant.

I was pleasantly surprised. The pizza was actually the best "Chicago-Style" pizza I've had OUTSIDE Chicago proper. But when the pizza came, I realized why they ordered what they did! My eyes must’ve looked like I was 7 years old again getting my first bike at Christmas!!
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Grate Parmesan cheese on top. Fold the edges of the crust in towards the center to seal in the sides. Drizzle crust and center with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Pour water into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
Transfer to large oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in warm place for 1 hour or til doubled in size. Roll out onto floured board or freeze to store. Makes 2-12″ pizzas or 1 deep dish. Why travel to Chicago for authentic deep dish pizza when you can make it at home?! The pizza crust has so much flavor from the garlic and basil and the homemade sauce really shines through. All the toppings really pair well together with the Italian sausage being the star.
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Sprinkle in yeast and let dissolve, about 10 minutes. Add olive oil, melted butter, sugar, salt, cornmeal, and most of the flour. Knead, stopping to scrape down the sides occasionally and adding more flour as needed, until smooth and elastic.
I garnished mine with parsley and more Parmesan cheese. Bake in the center of the preheated oven until crust sounds hollow and pizza is beautifully browned, about 35 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Poke dough to deflate and turn out onto your work surface. Press and stretch out dough into a round shape 3 to 4 inches larger than a 12-inch cast iron skillet.
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She turned to me and said, ""Taco Bell is WAY better."" An... Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface. Knead in extra flour if needed.
In large mixer bowl, combine water, yeast, sugar and salt. Beat in oils, basil, garlic powder and half of the flour. Add remaining flour and cheese. With dough hook, pulse until incorporated. Continue kneading on medium for minutes til smooth and no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl.
I definitely recommend this recipe for anybody who is on the fence about it. I made a pizza with this dough and boy is it good. I only made 1 change to it and that was I used 2 cups AP flour and 1 cup bread flour. Also for those who might care, I never use tap water in my doughs. I always use bottled water which yields better results than when I use tap water. It might be different if I lived in NY.
2 ounces of the Parmesan cheese equates to about 1 cup of finely grated cheese. It is worth the trip out to Poway for this pie! This pizza place is doing so well they are expanding and just won best Pizza in Poway and RB and best value for your buck.
I mean, almost scary huge! It had to have been 3-4″ thick and….the sauce was on top?! I had never seen that done before and started to have my doubts. This is what everyone has been raving about? Allrecipes is part of the Dotdash Meredith publishing family. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.

Instant and rapid-rise yeast both work in this recipe. Call ahead, especially if you want the stuffed pizza. I moved here 8 years ago from Wrigleyville.
Roll into a ball and place in a bowl greased with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil. Cover with a plate and let rise in a warm spot until doubled in volume, 1 to 2 hours. Home cooks will find deep-dish pizza, with its unique buttery cornmeal crust, more forgiving than its New York counterpart. No need to worry about having the hottest oven or too many toppings - just make sure your sauce is very thick and flavorful!

Brush skillet with 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil. Place dough in the skillet; stretch and pull to evenly distribute it over the bottom and sides. I did make the pizza sauce and tweaked it just a little to suit my families taste but it is a very good sauce as written.
Oh yeah....I also used pizza yeast instead of reg yeast. Feel free to make a double batch of my pizza sauce for this recipe. The thin crust is the real star of the show, not the stereotypical deep dish. I was excited when I found ""authentic Chicago pizza"" in the valley. The atmosphere was good and the service was decent. But if you have ever been to Lou's or Gino's in Chicago y...
You will feel like you stepped into a Chicago pizzeria after eating this delicious pizza pie. Lay provolone cheese over the bottom of the crust. Scatter fresh mozzarella on top. Add Italian sausage and firm mozzarella. Ladle pizza sauce generously on top.