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  • Chicago Style Pizza

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    Chicago Style Pizza
    Prep: 3 hours Cook: 25 min Servings: 8
    by Evelyn Scott
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    Ingredients

    • DOUGH:
    • 1 Package active dry yeast
    • 2 teas. Sugar
    • 1 1/4 cups Warm water
    • 2 3/4 cups All−purpose flour
    • 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
    • 3 tbls. Olive oil
    • 1 teas. Salt
    • TOPPING:
    • 1 cup Pizza sauce
    • 12 oz. Shredded mozzarella cheese
    • 1/2 lb. Ground beef, crumbled, cooked
    • 1/4 lb. Italian Sausage, crumbled, cooked
    • 1/4 lb. Pork Sausage, crumbled, cooked
    • 1/2 cup Pepperoni, diced
    • 1/2 cup Canadian bacon, diced
    • 1/2 cup Ham, diced
    • 1/4 lb. Mushrooms, sliced
    • 1 small Onion, sliced
    • 1 Green bell pepper, seeded, sliced
    • 2 oz. Grated Parmesan cheese

    Directions

    1. For dough, sprinkle yeast and sugar into warm water in small bowl; allow stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
    2. Mix flour, cornmeal, oil and salt in a large bowl; make a well in the center and add yeast mixture.
    3. Stir to form a soft dough, adding more flour if necessary.
    4. Turn onto a floured board and knead until dough is supple and elastic, 7 to 10 minutes.
    5. Transfer to a large bowl, cover and let rise in a warm spot until dough has doubled, about 1 hour.
    6. Punch down dough.
    7. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 13-inch circle.
    8. Transfer to an oiled 12−inch pizza pan, folding the excess over to make a small rim.
    9. Spread with pizza sauce; sprinkle with all but a handful of the mozzarella cheese.
    10. Sprinkle with meats and vegetables.
    11. Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
    12. Let rise in a warm spot about 25 minutes.
    13. Heat oven to 475 degrees F.
    14. Bake pizza until crust is golden, about 25 minutes.
    15. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.

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    Reviews

    • Claudia lamascolo
      Claudia lamascolo
      looks so delicious and I wish I could have some right now`
      • Wendy Saxena-Smith
        Wendy Saxena-Smith
        Delicious! My family ate it all FAST!

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