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DD101 Extra: Pizza Math and Ingredient Swapping

DD101 Extra: Pizza Math and Ingredient Swapping – Volume to Weight Conversions and Substitutions Hi, Deep Dishers.If you’re one of the amazing people who downloaded the Deep Dish Pizza Recipe and then looked at those pesky cup-to-gram conversions and wondered… “how the heck did he convert those?”, well you’re in luck, because I’m going to give you a few links with some conversion shortcuts. While I do that, I should tell you something that some of you already know: The Volume-to-Weight ratio of an ingredient can vary,depending on the ingredient. For example: 1 Cup of All Purpose flour (US, not… Read More »DD101 Extra: Pizza Math and Ingredient Swapping

DD101 Extra: Why Deep Dish Crust Tastes Like That

Hi. I keep reading and/or hearing from people who are first time deep dish eaters, that, compared to other pizza crusts, deep dish crust is “bland.” Well, I wouldn’t call it bland, but yeah – generally, IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE. Why? Because you are putting so many savory, flavorful (and salty) ingredients inside a deep dish pizza that, while the crust is chiefly made to contain those ingredients (the reason the sides go up the edge of the pan), it is also made to contrast all of the intensely flavored ingredients that you put inside. Italian Sausage is loaded with… Read More »DD101 Extra: Why Deep Dish Crust Tastes Like That

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