Deep Dish Chicago Style Pizza

Ingredients:

3 cups all purpose flour and extra as needed
1/4 cup semolina or corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup olive oil
2-1/2 teaspoons of active dry yeast
1-1/3 cup warm water
1-2 teaspoons sugar

Vegetables and cheese of your choice
2 cups pizza sauce or as needed
Fresh basil to garnish
Cheese of your choice

Method:

Begin by adding yeast and sugar to warm water and set aside to activate.

Mix the dry ingredients well. You can also use cornmeal instead of semolina.

Once the yeast has been activated, add it to the flour along with olive oil and knead into a soft smooth dough. The dough may get sticky depending on the flour you use, add extra flour as needed and knead until its smooth and less sticky.

Grease a bowl and place the dough in it and brush the top with some oil. Cover and set aside to rise in a warm spot in your kitchen. This may take anywhere between 1 hour to 1-1/2 hour.

For the filling you can use a combination of vegetables of your choice, I am using mushroom, spinach, and onions that has been sauted.

Once the dough has risen, punch it down on your work surface and divide it and roll them out.

Generously grease your deep dish pizza pan and place the rolled out dough up to the sides. Fill it with pizza sauce and veggies of your choice along with cheese and cover it with the second rolled out dough. Using a pizza cutter, remove any excess dough and seal the edges. Top it with some more pizza sauce and cheese and bake in a preheated oven at 475 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 minutes or until completely done.

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