The Best Deep Dish Pizza Pie
"The history of this pizza goes back to a dr. who perfected the recipe after delivering pizza for several months. I only added a few changes."
photo by HotPepperRosemaryJe
- Ready In:
- 10hrs 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 27
- Yields:
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1 14inch pie
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons white cornmeal
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
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Filling
- 1 lb Italian sausage, mild or hot to your preference
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 1 large green pepper, sliced or diced (or if you like it a little sweet use 1/2 red and 1/2 green)
- 6 ounces mushrooms, sliced
- 1 slice black olives
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fennel, finely ground (you may want less. Some people prefer the whole fennel to the ground you can use either.) (optional)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons salt
- 1 lb mozzarella cheese
- 1⁄2 lb herkimer white cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
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Sauce Topping
- 16 ounces peeled whole tomatoes
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1⁄4 cup tomato paste
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
directions
- Grease a 14" deep dish pie pan and sprinkle with cornmeal.
- Mix your yeast, sugar and warm water.
- Let stand 10 min.
- until it becomes bubbly.
- Add flour, salt, and oil.
- Knead until it is smooth.
- A food processor can be used for this using the metal blade.
- If the dough is too sticky add more flour, but only 1 tblsp.
- at a time until it is the right consistency.
- Place the dough into an oiled bowl with a plastic covering it.
- Refrigerate it at this point for 1 to 10 hours.
- To make the Filling: Remove all the meat from the casing and brown, breaking it up into pieces.
- Drain.
- Saute the onion, peppers, and mushrooms.
- Add to the sausage.
- Add the rest of the ingredients except the cheeses.
- Mix.
- grate the cheese.
- A food processor can be used for coarse chop.
- Topping: Mix all the topping ingredints in a bowl.
- Put aside.
- To Put the Pizza Together: Roll out the dough on a floured board until it is elastic.
- Place in a greased pan with cornmeal.
- Leave a high rim all around.
- Place cheese directly on dough, next filling, sauce on top.
- Carefully place this pan into a pre-heated 425* oven for 45-50 min.
- NOTE:A Vegetarian Pizza can be made easily without the meat.
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Reviews
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Absolutely delicious!!!! We loved it!!! Didn't add sausage or mushrooms but instead used sandwich style pepperoni and it rocked! Thank you! I made this for Undercover Pies and Tarts!!! 2010
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