The Real Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza Dough
allrecipes.com · 2020 · Original
Chicago Deep-Dishinferred from the title
DietVegetarian. Not vegan: butter.
Against 5,130 pizza recipes
Chicago Deep-Dish style, 71% hydration: wetter than 60% of the 1,480 doughs that parse.
Chicago Deep-Dish (Chicago): buttery cornmeal crust in deep pan, cheese UNDER sauce (Uno/Malnati), ~2" deep, 35-45 min bake
Tradition: 50 to 60% hydration (this recipe: 71%) · 425 to 500°F bake
Baker's percentages
Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%), the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.
Flour
375g
Water
267g
Hydration
71.1%
Salt
2.4%
Yeast
1.81%
Oil
29.1%
Sauce
n/a
Cheese
n/a
Dough weight
773g
Process
Bake details not stated on the source page.
Ingredients (6)
- yeastactive dry yeast2 1/4 tsp · 6.8g
- sugarwhite sugar1 1/2 tsp · 6.3g
- waterwarm water - 110 to 115 degrees F1.1 cup · 267g
- flourall-purpose flour3 cup · 375g
- oilcorn oil1/2 cup · 109g
- saltkosher salt1 1/2 tsp · 9g
Toppings (1)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheesebutter
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