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Italian Sausage Deep Dish Pizza

Johnsonville Sausage · food.com · 2014 · 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

425g

Cheese

396g

Dough weight

27g

Process

Bake temp

450°F / 232°C

Bake time

30-35 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

cast iron pan

Ingredients (5)

  • oilolive oil2 tbsp · 27.2g
  • cheese other6 slices provolone cheese
  • cheese mozzarellashredded mozzarella cheese3 cup · 339g
  • cheese othershredded parmesan cheese0.5 cup · 56.5g
  • sauce tomato1 can pizza sauce425.3g

Toppings (7)

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

  • over cheese1 package Johnsonville Mild or Hot Italian Sausage Links538.7g
  • over cheese1 small green bell pepper
  • over cheesesliced mushrooms1 cup · 200g
  • over cheese1 can sliced black olives63.8g
  • over cheesebutter1 tbsp · 14.2g
  • over cheeseyellow cornmeal4 tsp · 16.8g
  • over cheese2 tubes refrigerated country italian bread dough374.2g