Guest guest Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Since I live in Chicago, I had to look up a " Chicago " pizza recipe! :^) This one is based on Pizzeria Uno, in Chicago. CHICAGO-STYLE DEEP DISH PIZZA The Crust (You'll need an electric mixer or food processor with a dough hook for this) 2 packages dry yeast ( " Quick Rise " ) 2 cups tepid water (90 degrees F) 1/2 cup salad oil 4 Tbs. olive oil 1/2 cup cornmeal 5 1/2 cups flour In the mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in the water. Add the salad oil, the olive oil, the cornmeal and 3 cups of the flour. Beat or process for 10 minutes. Add the dough hook and mix in the rest of the flour. Knead for 10 to 15 minutes. Put the dough onto a plastic countertop or a cutting board and cover it with a very large metal bowl. Allow dough to rise until double in bulk. Punch down and allow to rise again. Punch down again. Oil two large round deep dish pans or cake pans. Divide dough between the pans. Put a little olive oil on your fingers and press and push the dough to the edge and up the sides of each pan. The dough should be 1/8 inch throughout. The Filling 3/4 to 1 lb. sliced mozzarella cheese 1 28-oz. can of plum tomatoes, coarsely crushed 1 tsp. basil 1 tsp. oregano 2 to 4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed (according to taste) salt grated Parmesan cheese 3 Tbs. olive oil Layer the mozzarella cheese all over the bottom of the pies. Next add the tomatoes, basil, oregano and garlic. Add salt to taste, and then, if you wish, add any or all of the following optional additions to The filling: diced yellow onions sliced mushrooms slices of cored green pepper sliced ripe black olives Liberally sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and drizzle the olive oil on top. Bake the pizzas in a pre-heated 475°F oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is golden and gooey and the crust is a light golden brown. " The cat did not respond. She did not believe in paraphrasing anybody. If people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer misunderstandings. " From Kinky Friedman's Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Plan great trips with Travel: Now over 17,000 guides! http://travel./p-travelguide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Hey Jiraph, I was in Chicago last Summer and found a wonderful little Italian restaurant. They had a lot of vegetarian options and their dinner salads were huge and full of large cut, fresh veggies. I just did an online search as I can't remember the name. It might be Maggiano's Little Italy. Have you ever been there? The food was really good! Now that I live in Iowa, I'm even closer to Chicago and hope to take a weekend trip there sometime soon. Maybe to see some live music. A band that we really like (String Cheese Incident) is playing around Chicago sometime this Summer. Denise , Jiraph Wirpel <wirpel> wrote: > > Since I live in Chicago, I had to look up a " Chicago " > pizza recipe! :^) This one is based on Pizzeria > Uno, in Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Denise, Just let me know when you'll be coming to my neck a' the woods. I can suggest some veggie and veggie-friendly eateries. Jiraph organic_homestead <organic_homestead wrote: Hey Jiraph, I was in Chicago last Summer and found a wonderful little Italian restaurant. They had a lot of vegetarian options and their dinner salads were huge and full of large cut, fresh veggies. I just did an online search as I can't remember the name. It might be Maggiano's Little Italy. Have you ever been there? The food was really good! Now that I live in Iowa, I'm even closer to Chicago and hope to take a weekend trip there sometime soon. Maybe to see some live music. A band that we really like (String Cheese Incident) is playing around Chicago sometime this Summer. Denise , Jiraph Wirpel <wirpel> wrote: > > Since I live in Chicago, I had to look up a " Chicago " > pizza recipe! :^) This one is based on Pizzeria > Uno, in Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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