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A Little Deep Dish Action

BENTE
BENTE Posts: 8,337
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
well with all the pizza talk here lately and my lack of paitence for a thin crust i decided to do some deep dish..

i even made a slide show about the whole thing

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i used large marge's dough recepie but made the rest up from there..

Pizza, Dough & Sauce, Large Marge

A week ago I posted this recipe below and found a bunch of you knew about Lou Malnati's and their signature cornmeal crust deep dish pizza. Weather was phenomenal in Atlanta today and I couldn't resist making a giant pie for us and the neighbors. Crust was unbelievable! Here are some pics laced in with the recipe I posted before: The secret to great deep dish pizza is the cornmeal crust. Chicagoans are deeply divided over the best pizza, but mine is Lou Malnati's.


Here's the dough recipe:
1 Tbs sugar
1 cup warm (110-115 F) water
1 envelope active dry yeast
2 1/4 cups bread flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup EVOO



1 Dissolve sugar in the warm tap water and then sprinkle the yeast and stir (water that is too hot will kill it, too cold and it won't activate). Wait 3-5 minutes and ensure a beige foam is forming. I use a kitchen aid mixer- combine 2 cups of the flour and cornmeal in the mixing bowl, then add the yeast mixture, salt, and oil. Attach flat beater and mix about 1 minute. Replace with dough hook and continue mixing and kneading about 5 minutes. Use the remaining 1/4 cup flour if needed, to get the dough ball kneaded to a smooth, elastic consistency- not too sticky!
2 After kneading shape dough into a ball, coat the bowl with olive oil and coat all sides of the dough, cover bowl with wrap and allow to double in bulk in a warm area. Punch down as soon as it has doubled, shape back into a ball and we're ready.
3 Here's the cornmeal doughball nearly doubled in size...
4 Meanwhile my egg has been preheating with pizza stone to 500+ a good 30-60 mins...
5 Reserve in a bowl: 1 28 can Italian whole plum tomatoes (no seeds, drained, crush with hands while removing seeds), mix with 4 crushed garlic cloves, 2 tbs minced fresh basil (and/or oregano), and salt to taste.
6 Here is the tomato topping...much different than traditional sauce!
7 Press the cornmeal dough into the deep-dish pizza pan (should be enough dough for a 15 inch, or divide and do 2 9 inch pans). Cover with plastic wrap and let dough rise again for about 20 mins. Prick the crust bottom every 1/2 inch with fork.
8 I'm using a 14" pan, seems huge! But plenty of dough with one ball...
9 Bake: 4 mins on egg-- CRUST ONLY!! remove and brush crust with olive oil. Spread mozz cheese to cover the bottom (max it out!), then spoon on the tomatoes. Sprinkle with parm cheese and top with whatever (Lou's ital sausage is heaven). NOW-- put completed pizza back on egg and bake through- should be 20-30 mins.
10 Cheesed, topped, drizzled with oil, parm cheese topping, and on the egg for 20-30 mins
11 Almost ready...note how the crust pulls away from the pan- a good sign!!
12 The finished pie... counting down the minutes till its cool enough!
13 A slice of heaven- the egg kept the cornmeal crisp, you can turn this upside down!
14 BEST OF LUCK!!


Recipe Source
Author: Large Marge

Source: BGE Forum on 2008/03/02





i used some red pepper, onion and some cooked bratworst.. i also used 3 cans of dei fratelli pizza sauce and a can of diced tomatoes..

in marge's instructions it says to pre bake the crust but i did not it stayed on the egg for 45 min which was just long enough.. in the tv shows about the chigo pizza places they put the sausage on there raw i did not have enough guts to try that :sick: :laugh: but it was fun i have made them 4 diffrent times on the egg and this one was the best so far... i will keep at it

happy eggin

TB

Anderson S.C.

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  • rockytopsc
    rockytopsc Posts: 856
    NICE!!!!!!!!!
    Good job on the slide show & the cooked sausage. Mrs. FP approval.
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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    :laugh:

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    Terry,

    Buddy, that is a pie!

    Steve

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    yea it was has your igloo melted yet :P ;)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • Car Wash Mike
    Car Wash Mike Posts: 11,244
    Nice detailed instructions Terry. You know anyone coming to OKC from your area?

    Mike
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    Terry,

    Soon dude, soon. Still cold as hell

    Steve

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    well i am sending warm thoughts your way buddy!!!


    not sure it will help though B)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    not that i am aware of i have skipped over most of those posts cause i don't want to know what i am missing :(

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
    Beautiful TB! Love it.

    I have another try at deep dish on the horizon myself.
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  • "Sparky"
    "Sparky" Posts: 6,024
    Lookin good Terry :woohoo: I need to add that to my list :pinch: This list just keeps getting longer :whistle:
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  • Marc from IL
    Marc from IL Posts: 499
    WOW. Good job...
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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
    Terry, quit being a raw sausage wimp. How about a pic of the finished slice? -RP
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  • Mike in Abita
    Mike in Abita Posts: 3,302
    If there is any left, just send it to 123..... OH never mind. Probably wouldn't make through anyway.

    Looks great, I'm going to have to try another one. First one the dough came out a little thick.
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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    make sure to have the cheese on the bottom :whistle: :cheer:

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    i know what yoou mean

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    thanks ;)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    ye never got that shot :(

    and i am not sure i want to spen the evening on the throne witha bucket in between my feet :sick:

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    this one was better although i had a diffrent recepie i used on my first one and i have no idea where it is :(

    oh well i guess i can always keep searching i guess the thing is to press it out real good.. when i was little my father loved chef boy r dee so we ate alot of them my mom used to let us help so putting dough on a greased pan is pretty easy for me :)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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