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The Real Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Dough

owensjo · food.com · 2012 · Original

Chicago Deep-Dish (aspirational)

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: 71%) · 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

375g

Water

267g

Hydration

71.1%

Salt

2.4%

Yeast

2.53%

Oil

29.1%

Sauce

Cheese

Dough weight

775g

Process

Bake temp

450°F / 232°C

Bake time

5-10 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

cast iron pan

Bulk

6h

Ingredients (6)

  • flourall-purpose flour3 cup · 375g
  • waterwarm water1.125 cup · 266.6g
  • oilcorn oil0.5 cup · 109g
  • yeastyeast2.25 tsp · 9.5g
  • sugarsugar1.5 tsp · 6.3g
  • saltkosher salt1.5 tsp · 9g