Chicago-style Deep Dish "Pizza" - not on grill

[W.A.]

This is easy. I bought a digital scale, but the website has volume measurements too. I repeated it without overnight resting in the fridge. Came out the same. There is actually a lot of cheese on the bottom, perhaps more than I listed there.

[W.A.]

Thanks Meathead! My next step is on my weber gasser this weekend, or perhaps the PBC.

[Meathead]

Nicely done! Chef Ryan and I have been fiddling with the same approach on the grill and on the egg...

[CurlingDog]

Ima big fan of Lou Malnati's ... you can get one FedEx'd to you overnight (par baked). But i might just have to try this out before i drop the dime on next day air. and yes... Like Huskee said. MORE CHEESE PLEASE!

[Ernest]

LOL!! W.A. just threw a subliminal jab at Chicago "pizza".

[W.A.]

This dough recipe is excellent. I think the semolina adds a nice texture. There are numerous variations listed on the pizzamaking.com forum. I did some reading and chose this one.

[Father87]

that looks amazing, how was that dough?

[Huskee]

@W.A I'd be tempted to add another layer of cheese on top though. I'm a cheese freak.

[W.A.]

It was awesome. The sauce is the best. More meat than I could get on a normal "pizza" without making a disaster on the stone. Probably easy to make on a grill with indirect.

[Huskee]

I'd call it pizza, lol. looks good to me.

[MattTheGR8]

That looks delicious, thank you for sharing the recipe and the link.

[W.A.]

Yup, but I certainly like it. I think Italians might not believe the foldable slices we eat in NY are pizza either! Not wanting to disrespect Chicagoans (I'll be there on Tuesday).

[W.A.]

I've used it for years for pizza dough. I'm now experiementing with increasing gluten levels for a New York style pizza. You can do this by adding wheat gluten or using higher gluten bread flour plus a little more gluten. King Arthur actually makes a high gluten flour, but have only seen it online.

[Dewesq55]

Looks tasty W.A., but I agree it's not "pizza" :-)

[Marauderer]

That is a great looking "Meat Lovers" Pie W.A.!! Don't you like that KAAP.