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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

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.

Deep Dish 101: Lesson 5 – Making Deep Dish Dough – VIDEO

Just joining us?You can start Deep Dish 101 from the beginning by clicking on the image above. Lesson 5 – Making Deep Dish Dough: This is a quick lesson,featuring a video demo I threw together todayon making deep dish dough. I’ve tried to give you the basics so even you can make a ball of deep dish dough in under five minutes. A Quick FAQ: 1) Can I use any kind of oil?You should try to stick to oils that have a higher smoke point, so stay away from the unrefined extra virgin oils (or use them in a smaller… Read More »Deep Dish 101: Lesson 5 – Making Deep Dish Dough – VIDEO