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Homemade Deep Dish Sausage Pizza

Melanie Murray · 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 · 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

Water

Hydration

Salt

Yeast

Oil

Sauce

350g

Cheese

170g

Dough weight

Process

Bake temp

450°F / 232°C

Bake time

20-25 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

cast iron pan

Ingredients (2)

  • sauce tomatopizza sauce1.75 cup · 350g
  • cheese mozzarellashredded mozzarella cheese1.5 cup · 170.1g

Toppings (5)

Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.

  • over cheese1 loaf frozen bread dough
  • over cheesecornmeal2 tsp · 8.4g
  • over cheesebulk Italian sausage0.5 lb · 226.8g
  • over cheesedried oregano1 tsp · 0.5g
  • over cheesegreen pepper ring