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Deep Dish Pizza Dough

AmandaAOates · food.com · 2003 · Original

Chicago Deep-Dish (asserted)

Chicago Deep-Dish (Chicago): buttery cornmeal crust in deep pan, cheese UNDER sauce (Uno/Malnati), ~2" deep, 35-45 min bake

Style norms: 50–60% hydration (this recipe: 44%) · 425–500°F bake (this recipe: 450°F)

Baker's percentages

Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%) — the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.

Flour

800g

Water

356g

Hydration

44.4%

Salt

0.8%

Yeast

Oil

14.8%

Sauce

Cheese

Dough weight

1284g

Process

Bake temp

450°F / 232°C

Bake time

8-12 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

cast iron pan

Ingredients (6)

  • waterwater1.5 cup · 355.5g
  • yeast1 package active dry yeast
  • sugarsugar1 tsp · 4.2g
  • flourbread machine flour4 cup · 800g
  • oilolive oil0.5 cup · 109g
  • saltsalt1 tsp · 6g