Chicago pan pizza
Chicago pan pizza recipe in the pizza category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 cups warm water
- 2 packages dry yeast
- 1/2 cup oil
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1/2 ounce bakers yeast
- 3 cups of flour
- 1/2 cup of cornmeal, optional
- Mozzarella cheese, slices or shredded
- Tomato sauce
- Toppings:
- Chopped garlic
- Green peppers
- Sliced pepperoni
- Italian sweet sausage
- Sliced mushrooms
- Chopped onions
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
- Mix the above ingredients for 10 minutes in a strong mixer or knead by hand.
- Now add 2 1/2 cups of flour.
- Mix for 15 minutes in a strong mixer with a dough hook or by hand.
- Now the dough must rise.
- The dough should be in a large bowl in a warm place, covered with a dish towel.
- If it is not warm in the kitchen, turn the oven on to the lowest setting and let the dough rise in the bowl in the oven, covered by the towel.
- Let rise for the first time, about an hour.
- Punch down the dough.
- Let rise again, punch down and use.
- Push the dough out flat with your fingers in a high sided pizza pan or in a large black iron skillet.
- Cover with mozzarella cheese.
- Cover with tomato sauce with italian herbs and spices added.
- Cover with chopped garlic, green peppers, sliced pepperoni, italian sweet sausage, sliced mushrooms, chopped onions or whatever to taste.
- Sprinkle with grated romano or parmesan cheese.
- Cook in a oven at 475 until done, about 15 to 20 minutes depending on toppings and thickness of crust and how crispy you want it cooked.
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