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Chicago Thin Crust Pizza – Yes, It’s a Thing and There’s a Recipe

Welcome to: Chicago Thin Crust Pizza – Yes, it’s a thing. In Deep Dish 101 Lesson 3, I told you about 3 styles of Chicago pizza (There are 4 now).Chicago Thin crust is one of them. Here’s a refresher, courtesy of Dr. Screeny McShots-a-lot: So you’re probably asking, “how can I make this glorious style of pizza at home?“ Well, I’m glad that you probably asked! I’ve been working on both dough and sauce recipes (and italian sausage too!) for a home version of the typical style of thin crust pizza that you’re likely to find in Chicago and its… Read More »Chicago Thin Crust Pizza – Yes, It’s a Thing and There’s a Recipe

The RDD Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Quick Dough Recipe

RDD QUICK DOUGH 2.0:The All Purpose Chicago Pizza Quick Dough Recipe If you’re looking for that Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Quick Dough Recipe that I’ve been sharing on the RDD Facebook page, here it is, with baking percentages (from the Pizzamaking Dot Com dough calculator). This is that “I want deep dish pizza tonight, but I don’t want to wait a zillion hours for the dough to ferment and rise” kind of quick dough.Give this dough at least an hour to rise, which is the perfect amount of time to preheat a baking stone in your oven (if you’re using one).… Read More »The RDD Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Quick Dough Recipe

Make Chicago Style Italian Sausage for Pizza!

Make Your Own Fresh Italian Sausage for Chicago Pizza! It’s really easy to make your own bulk Italian sausage at home! All you need is this recipe that some of you will recognize from page 2 of the RDD Thin Crust Pizza recipe. You can use it for deep dish or thin crust pizza, or shape it into patties or links for any number of recipes!   FYI, some deep dish restaurants, like Lou Malnati’s, have stated that they do not use fennel in their sausage, so it’s entirely up to you if you want to use it, or any of… Read More »Make Chicago Style Italian Sausage for Pizza!