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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

Pizza de Mayo 2012

You can read about Pizza De Mayo 2010 here. PDM 2011: Pizza De Mayo 2011 featured the glorious return of ‘Deep Dish MEATZA 2 (Electric Meataloo)’. More stable than the original with the addition of an outer crust, this well-constructed deep dish marvel was a meat-a-licious cheese-a-riffic flavor bomb. You can read about Pizza De Mayo 2011 here. This year, new combinations will emerge with a vengeance. Will Meatza return? Will we be able to survive another attempt? Will coronary bypass be required? Will another pizza emerge to surpass it’s culinary glory? Will it be Sweet or Spicy? Will 6-hour… Read More »Pizza de Mayo 2012

Pizza Night with the Kids!

I’m making pizza with my niece and nephew tonight! We’re actually using thin-crust pizza dough (still-in-the-testing-phase) tonight, because the kids like to hold their pizza slices, but we’ll still use my deep dish pans just to make it a little easier to get the pizzas in and out of the oven. Here’s a few tips to make Pizza Night with the Kids a little easier: Make your pizza dough ahead of time. You can use my Chicago Thin Crust pizza dough recipe if you like, or there are tons of basic pizza dough recipes on the “inter-webs”! Portion out ingredients… Read More »Pizza Night with the Kids!