Home » Cornmeal

Cornmeal

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

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.

PIZZA RANT 2.6 – The Cornmeal Rant

PIZZA RANT 2.6 – (rant #3 is coming soon, I swear!) (5-6-2009) PAT “Pasquale” BRUNO! I’m CALLING YOU OUT! I am by no means the first person to correct this misconception about Deep Dish Pizza dough, and I’m sure I won’t be the last: re: CORNMEAL (or Corn Meal): Traditional Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza… DOES NOT HAVE CORNMEAL IN IT! Never did! Why does Pat “Pasquale” Bruno, Chicago Sun-Times food critic and author (he has 2 books about pizza), believe that cornmeal belongs in a recipe for deep dish pizza dough? Well, I haven’t asked him (and he’s welcome… Read More »PIZZA RANT 2.6 – The Cornmeal Rant