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DD101 Extra: A Quick Post About Deep Dish Pizza

A QUICK POST ABOUT DEEP DISH PIZZA: DOUGH: SHORT-KNEAD, LESS GLUTEN.MORE OIL THAN A TYPICAL PIZZA DOUGH.DO NOT TOSS IT IN THE AIR.PRESS OUT FLAT TO THE EDGE.PINCH UP A THIN LIP ALL THE WAY AROUND.NO FRIGGIN CORN MEAL! CHEESE: LOW MOISTURE MOZZARELLA.SLICED, NOT SHREDDED.GOES ON THE BOTTOM. OVERLAP THE SLICES TO COVER.The only cheese that breaks the “on the bottom” ruleis a light sprinkle of grated Romano/Parmesan on top of the tomatoes. SAUCE: CANNED CRUSHED TOMATOES.TASTE THEM BEFORE YOU USE THEM.DRAIN IF NECESSARY – DO NOT PRE-COOK.GOES ON THE TOP.KEEPS THE CHEESE FROM BURNING.COMPLETELY COVER THE PIZZA.DON’T OVERDO IT.… Read More »DD101 Extra: A Quick Post About Deep Dish Pizza

DD101: EXTRA – Always Room For Improvement 2 (Electric Pizzaloo)

2014! New year – New Recipe! No, it’s not the Chicago Thin Crust recipe. I’m still working on that. (If you are up for trying an intermediate level recipe and you have some skills, here’s my latest test recipe for Chicago style thin crust: click here to download the PDF ) Follow RealDeepDish on Facebook to check out the progress and join in on the fun. I have updated the main recipe for Deep Dish Pizza. (some of you know it as the Deep Dish Holy Grail Recipe) You can find it here: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF Why… Read More »DD101: EXTRA – Always Room For Improvement 2 (Electric Pizzaloo)

Conmeal! Best Ingredient EVER!

Cornmeal: The Truth Will Set You Free.

If you’ve been reading the articles at Real Deep Dish for a while, you should already know this. If you just got here, you may be in for a shocker: Stop saying that it does. It does not. No. There is none. No cornmeal. Nope. But why is Gino’s East crust so yellow? The secret to their “secret, golden crust”: Food dye, aka food color, aka egg shade, aka Yolkoline, aka FDC Yellow #5 and #6. — update 8-20-2023: Gino’s has modified their frozen pizza recipe, and likely their in-restaurant recipe as well, to use beta carotene as a natural… Read More »Cornmeal: The Truth Will Set You Free.