Really Deep Dish Pizza

Submitted by littleturtle

"Bit like a pizza casserole but this has a crust so theoretically you could pick it up and eat it like regular pizza, but half of the toppings would probably slide off. The toppings listed are mostly suggestions try it this way or using your favorite toppings instead."

 

• Ready In: 44mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Yields: 1 9x12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Dough

• 236.59 ml warm water or 236.59 ml milk
• 7.08 g package active dry yeast
• 14.79 ml sugar
• 650.62 ml flour
• 28.34 g parmesan cheese
• 4.92 ml salt
• 14.79 ml olive oil, plus
• 4.92 ml olive oil

• Toppings

• 29.58 ml olive oil
• 453.59 g lean ground beef
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 7.39 ml chili powder
• 396.89 g jar pizza sauce
• 226.79 g mushrooms, sliced (fresh or canned)
• 113.39 g package sliced pepperoni
• 2 (453.59 g) package mozzarella cheese, grated
• 170.09 g can sliced black olives

directions

1. In a measuring cup or small bowl, dissolve sugar and yeast in water.
2. Combine flour, parmesan and salt in a large bowl and make a well in the center.
3. Pour yeast mixture and oil in well and stir into dry ingredients until dough forms; let rise 5 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 350°F.
5. Heat olive oil over medium heat, add hamburger, onions and garlic, season with chili powder and sauté until onions are tender and meat is browned, about 10 minutes.
6. Grease a 9x12-inch cake pan, and press dough into pan.
7. Pour 1/2 of sauce onto dough, layer 1/2 of all remaining ingredients, top with remaining sauce, then layer on all remaining ingredients (the cake pan will be full at this point).
8. Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes until the cheese is lightly browned.

Reviews

[PetesNina]

What a pizza! I made this in two 9 inch cake pans and ended up baking it for 30 minutes. I used all the toppings listed except for the shrooms and I added sausage and red bell peppers and used a home made sauce. My family devoured it! The crust is very flavorful and held up good considering the amount of toppings piled onto it. I am planning to make this often. Thanks so much for sharing this excellent pizza! ~~~UPDATE~~~ I make this all the time, but this time I made it a stuffed crust deep dish pizza by using sring cheese. It was perhaps the best pizza we have ever had, home made or bought. Again, many thanks for sharing!~~~~ANOTHER UPDATE~~~~Three years after I posted my first review of this recipe, this is STILL one of my family favorites. I strongly urge everyone to try this recipe!! Really! Go on!

 

[agiolam]

I had been watching an episode on T.V about deep dish pizzas. I had to have one. This recipe was just what I was looking for. I made this last night for the family. The crust turned out great. I did make the crust in my bread machine. I used my cheesecake pan to make the pizza in instead of my cast iron. My DH said that it was a little watery but it still tasted great. That was not recipes' fault but mine because I wanted so many toppings. I used two types of cheese, mozzarella and provolone. I did not use pepperoni. Instead, I used Italian sausage and ground beef seasoned with season salt and garlic powder with chopped onion and minced garlic thrown in. Everyone was full and happy last night. Thanks!

 

[random witty name]

I love this dough recipe. It's a regular in our house. I bake the dough for 12 to 15 minutes to thicken/firm it up. Then add the toppings then the cheese. Bake for 15 minutes then pull it out add sauce on top for pseudo sicilian style and bake for 5 more minutes. Wonderful. Thank you again for posting. On a side note I add italian herbs to the crust and garlic salt instead of reg salt.

 

[heejin]

I followed the directions except that I layered the dough with tomato sauce, then mozzerella, topped with red onion, spinach, and pepperoni, then another layer of mozzerella and kept it in the oven for about 10 minutes longer since I wanted the top layer of cheese to brown a bit. It was absolutely delicious so much so that my boyfriend wanted me to make it again for lunch today! Thank you for sharing this recipe! I can't wait to use other toppings with it!

 

[toddsherik]

This dough recipe was awesome. I was a little leary at first that it would not cook all the way through. I left it in the oven for 30 min and then broiled to brown the cheese another 3-4 min. I would not season the ground beef with chili peper next time or use as much , maybe half a lb. This will be one of my fav crust to use!