Just like Lou's Chicago deep dish pizza

kate
kate @cook_3478240

Ordered Lou Malnatis pizza for our son's 10th birthday. Had it shipped in and baked it off. Craved it ever since! Found this recipe online and tweaked it a but. Even used it for one of our pizzas for our World of pizzas Christmas feast one year.

Just like Lou's Chicago deep dish pizza

Ordered Lou Malnatis pizza for our son's 10th birthday. Had it shipped in and baked it off. Craved it ever since! Found this recipe online and tweaked it a but. Even used it for one of our pizzas for our World of pizzas Christmas feast one year.

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Ingredients

2 hours 20 mins
4 servings
  1. crust
  2. 3 1/4 cupall-purpose flour
  3. 1/2 cupcornmeal
  4. 1 1/2 tbspsalt
  5. 2 tspsugar
  6. 1 tbspyeast
  7. 1 1/4 cupwarm water
  8. 1/2 cupolive oil
  9. pizza toppings
  10. 2 cupmozzarella cheese
  11. 2 cuppepperoni, veggies, other as desired
  12. 1 candrained diced italian tomatoes
  13. 1/4 cupparmesan cheese

Cooking Instructions

2 hours 20 mins
  1. 1

    Proof yeast in water. Add sugar, and rest of the crust ingredients. Mix well and knead until well combined and elastic.

  2. 2

    Let dough rise 1 1/2 hours to 3 hours. Punch down dough. Dived into two.

  3. 3

    Pat each dough into rounds and press into preheated, well buttered cast iron pans.

  4. 4

    Sprinkle on toppings, in order given, with cheese on dough and tomatoes last. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top of everything and bake on the bottom rack at 375 for 30 min.

  5. 5

    Let the pizzas rest for 5 min. Slice and serve. This tastes just like Lou Malnati's in Chicago! Light yet hearty and flavorful crust!

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Comments

Caroline
Caroline @cook_3912390
Would this work as a stuffed pizza? And would eggplant, well-drained be ok, as well,

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