Deep Dish Skillet Pizza

Name: Deep Dish Skillet Pizza
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 3 tbsp 3 to 4 tablespoons marinara sauce; 2 cup 2 to 3 cups mozzarella; 0 each Pinch salt and black pepper; 0 each Optional: Honey and crushed red pepper flakes

Unknown · thespruceeats.com · 2017 · 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

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Water

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Hydration

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Salt

—

Yeast

—

Oil

—

Sauce

38g

Cheese

226g

Dough weight

14g

Process

Bake temp

450°F / 232°C

Bake time

10-15 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

cast iron pan

Ingredients (5)

oilolive oil1 tbsp · 13.6g
sauce tomato3 to 4 tablespoons marinara sauce3 tbsp · 37.5g
cheese mozzarella2 to 3 cups mozzarella2 cup · 226g
saltPinch salt and black pepper—
waterOptional: Honey and crushed red pepper flakes—

Toppings (3)

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

over cheesepizza dough1 lb · 453.6g
over cheesepepper
over cheesered pepper flakes

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Ingredients (5)

Toppings (3)