Best Homemade Deep Dish Pizza Recipe

A homemade, Chicago-style deep dish pizza recipe with ooey-gooey cheese and a beautiful, butter-cornmeal crust. This easy deep dish pizza recipe is a must make and you can use any toppings you like. A delicious, indulgent recipe that’s perfect for special occasions!

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Friday night is pizza night, right? And this time I’m sharing one of my absolute favorite recipes for deep-dish pizza as part of my new Indulge! series on Ambitious Kitchen. We all have those moments in life where we want to make something rich, delicious and one-of-a-kind. The recipes in this series will be exactly that.

Homemade Pepperoni Lover's Deep Dish Pizza < Call Me Pmc

Over the past year, I’ve consumed more pizza than I ever thought I would in my life. Part of that is due to my move to Chicago (home of the deep-dish) and the other is probably because I’m dating a self-proclaimed pizza connoisseur.

If you haven’t had Chicago-style deep dish pizza, it’s like no other in the world. There are a few favorites in town — Lou Malnati’s, Gino’s East, and Pequod’s to name a few. However, you might be wondering what the criteria for traditional deep dish pizza truly is, so I put together a few unique attributes that define what makes up a deep dish pizza and how it stands out from the rest:

I started creating this recipe for Tony last year. He had requested deep dish pizza for his birthday and I couldn’t turn his puppy dog blue eyes down. I found a recipe from the wonderful King Arthur Flour and adapted it ever so slightly.

Deep Dish Pizza Recipe (homemade Crust)

Thankfully it turned out to be fantastic and the perfect birthday treat — better than I ever imagined it would. The mixture of olive oil and butter in the crust creates a perfectly crispy, chewy, and flavorful pizza that you can’t stop eating. If you’re making deep-dish pizza at home, you’re going to love this version.

If you make this deep dish pizza recipe, be sure to leave a comment below letting me know how it turned out. You can also snap a photo, upload it to Instagram and tag #. I love seeing your creations!

Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza

The photos above are of crust that I doubled below and baked in a springform pan. The crust ingredients were the only ones that I ended up doubling and this was simply to create a pizza pie look. My recipe is for the traditional deep-dish pizza, which is the same ingredients but with a slightly less thick crust. Trust me when I say that you only need to make the version that I have above.If you love pizza as much as me, then you know not all pizza is the same. The crust makes a huge difference in the end result of your homemade pizza, as well as the sauce, cheese, and toppings.

This deep dish pizza recipe is everything I love about pizza with a thicker crust. This pizza gets baked in a square baking dish, and I like to cut the pizza into small squares before serving.

This pizza features a thick, rectangular crust with crispy edges and a soft interior. The dough is stretched out and pressed into a well-oiled square or rectangular pan, creating a caramelized, cheesy crust.

Crispy Cheesy Pan Pizza Recipe

If you wanted this deep dish pizza to be more like an authentic Detroit-style pizza, then I’d recommend putting the sauce on top of the cheese rather than the other way around.

I add oil to the bottom of the pan the edges, also being sure to spread the cheese to the edge of dough so it touches the pan. This creates that crispy, crunchy edge to the pizza that reminds me of childhood

You can use any kind of sauce, homemade or store bought. But I do recommend having some extra sauce on the side, as this is the kind of pizza you might want to dip into more sauce!

Homemade] Deep Dish Pizza

And even though the pizza may not look big, I think you can easily feed four or five people with this if you have some kind of side since the deep dish crust is so thick and filling. This is a great pizza recipe to serve alongside a big, delicious salad.

You can top the pizza with any toppings you prefer, but here’s some quick ratios to give you an idea of how much of this and that to use.

I use 1/3 cup of sauce, 3 ounces mozzarella, and a handful of whatever toppings I have or am using (pepperoni, sliced vegetables, etc.).

Pan Pizza {copycat Pizza Hut Pan Pizza Recipe}

To get that crispy edge, be sure to sprinkle the cheese all the way to the edge so that it’s touching the pan.

Here I tried to show you the thick and fluffy crust with that crispy edge. It’s soooo good! I love this deep dish pizza recipe. Enjoy!Here’s how to make authentic-tasting Chicago deep dish pizza. Complete with the buttery crust, slightly sweet tomato sauce, and a thick layer of cheese.

Warning: this post has about 1, 000, 000 step-by-step photos and lots of little explanations to go along with them. Might want to grab some coffee.

Deep Dish Pizza (authentic Chicago Style!)

I recently looked at my website’s stats and came to find out that Chicago is my most popular city in the US. I have more Chicago readers than any other place in this country. That’s crazy awesomebecause I love Chicago. As a little tribute to my #1 city, I’m finishing one blow-out year with a Chicago inspired recipe.

I’ve only had the pleasure of having real, authentic Chicago-style pizza a few times. And those few times have been enough to convince me that Chicago-style pizza is incomparably good. Better than good.

So, whatmakes Chicago-style pizza so damn amazing? The answer is everything. Every little detail about this pizza is special. First, this pizza clearly doesn’t look like a pizza you are used to. It’s baked in a deep dish cake pan. The cheese goes directly on top of the crust and the sauceis piled on top. An upside-down pizza pie of sorts. Now, I may be completely wrong, but I’ve learned that the proper way to eat Chicago-style pizza is with a fork. Is this right, Chicago readers? I hope so because it’s the only way I can eat it without making an atrocious and very embarrassing mess.

Vegan Deep Dish Pizza Recipe

The deep dish pizza crust.A crunchy-edged, flaky crust is key in Chicago-style pizza. It’s absolutely not a regular pizza crust. No, this crust is unique. And that’s why I steered completely away from my regular pizza crust recipe and dove headfirst into something completely nuts. Adding a little cornmeal. Cornmealis what makes the crust so crunchy and flavorful. Not to mention, tasting like you’re eating the real deal.

What else is special about this pizza crust? It’s so buttery. The butteriest pizza crust on the planet, or at least the butteriest pizza crust I’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting. To get that ultra buttery flavor, as well as the iconic flaky texture of Chicago-style pizza crust, we’re going to laminate the pizza dough. Umm, what?? Yes. It sounds weird, I know. But laminating dough is exactly what gives croissants its flaky layers. Laminating, or layering, butter into dough is the answer an authentic tasting Chicago pizza crust.

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This allsounds hard, doesn’t it? Good news, it’s not!Laminating is literally just spreading butter on your pizza dough and foldingit up. Then, rolling the pizza dough out again locking that butter inside. Easy.

Vegan Deep Dish Pizza

I’m not sure how and I’m not sure why… but despite being a little crunchy and veryflaky, this pizza crust will absolutely melt in your mouth. It’s crunchy, buttery, and tender all at the same time? A miracle crust.

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Let’s talk about the pizza sauce. Slightly sweet, incredibly thick, and wonderfully flavorful. The sauce is always my favorite part about Chicago-style pizza. In fact, I usually order extra sauce on the side.All about the condiments in my world.

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This garlic infused pizza sauce is made on the stovetop and, while waiting for the pizza dough to rise, simmers quietly allowing the flavors to develop and the texture to thicken. I like to add some red pepper flakes for a little heat; it really gives this sauce something extra. If you don’t like heat, you can leave it out. This sauce is unlike ANY other tomato sauce I’ve ever had. To me, it tastes like the kinds I’ve had in Chicago. You’re going to love it. Unless of course you don’t like tomato sauce.

Along with the miracle crust and this luscious pizza sauce, a whole lotta cheese goes into this deep dish pie. You may use sliced mozzarella or shredded. Whatever it is, slice or shred it

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