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This easy deep-dish pizza recipe is so delicious that if you don’t make it yourself you won’t believe how easy it is to make!
I created this recipe when the craving for a deep-dish pizza hit and since I live in Iowa, it wasn’t like I could just head over to the local pizza shop and pick one up.
When we lived in the Chicago area, there was a pizza place on every corner serving deep dish pizza.
Although I grew up in New Jersey where my favorite New York Style pizza is served, I learned to love the Chicago Deep Dish Pizza while living there.
Now that I live in the Cedar Rapids area it is a bit more of a struggle finding new favorites and I can’t imagine myself longing for any of the local food establishments if I move away from here.
I am constantly on the lookout for a decent place to eat that has fair prices and good service but it seems that combination is a bit too much for the business owners in the area to handle.
I have found a couple of places that serve good food but like everywhere else, they have their good and bad days.
The problem is when you pay the prices they charge out here for food, which is a surprisingly high amount considering most of our food is grown and made right here.
It really sucks when you don’t get the best quality of both service and food.
Lucky for my readers the lack of good food has inspired me to create all of my favorites and share the recipes with you.
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Now for the good stuff, the easiest and most delicious Deep Dish Pizza Recipe I have ever made.
This deep-dish pizza is so good I don’t even care how full of myself that last line made me sound, I deserve the right to brag, and you will too after you make this for your family.
The first step in making this deep dish pizza recipe is to create the dough.
Add yeast and water to your mixing bowl and allow to sit for a minute to activate the yeast.
Add the rest of your ingredients, adding flour in slowly.
Add more water or flour little by little as needed to achieve the proper consistency.
Place dough bowl in a warm place and cover it with a towel.
Allow dough to rise for about an hour to an hour and a half.
Once your deep dish pizza dough is doubled in size, add it to a spring form pan by pressing the edges into place and against the bottom of the pan.
Add about one cup to a cup and a half of tomato sauce to the middle/bottom of the crust.
You don’t have to cook the sauce, adding it straight from the can is just fine as it will cook in the oven.
Add seasoning directly to the top of the sauce, no need to mix it in. I like basil, red pepper, and garlic.
These flavors mix well to create that perfect deep-dish pizza flavor I crave.
Add about a cup to a cup and a half of mozzarella cheese.
I have always loved extra cheese so I tend to make my deep dish pizza with a lot of cheese.
Next, you will add any and all toppings you would like to put on your deep dish pizza.
I enjoy pepperoni, sausage, or even veggies on top but my favorite way to eat this pizza is with just cheese!
Sprinkle a little olive oil on the top of the crust before popping it in the oven, this will give your deep dish pizza a nice crunch to the crust.
Bake in an oven preheated to 500 degrees for about 12-15 minutes.
Pizza is done when the crust achieves a nice golden brown color, the dough has risen and the cheese is completely melted.
Once the pizza is out of the oven you can immediately pop the outside of the spring form pan and cut into this delicious deep dish pizza.
I enjoy eating this deep-dish pizza while it is really hot, fresh out of the oven.
Just looking at these pictures of the deep-dish pizza makes me want to make one for dinner tonight.
Seriously and I am not just saying this because it is my recipe but this is the easiest deep dish pizza I have ever made, as well as the most delicious!
Depending on how long you wait before you dig into this deep-dish pizza, you may need to eat it with a fork and knife.
After the first piece, it should be a little less messy but I wouldn’t count out the fork depending on how much cheese or sauce you put on your deep dish pizza.
I love learning about the different types of pizza from around the world. What is your favorite kind, deep-dish pizza, New York thin, or something else?
Did you grow up eating that style and what other kinds have you tried that you can compare it to?
Tell me about it in the comments below!
Easy Deep Dish Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Cups of All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 Cup of Corn Meal
- 1 Tablespoon of Sugar
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Package Yeast
- 1 Cup of Warm Water
- 3 Tablespoons of Butter
- 2 Teaspoons of Olive Oil (divided)
- About 1-1/2 Cups of Tomato Sauce
- 1 Teaspoon of Red Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon of Garlic
- 2 Tablespoons of Basil
- 1 & 1/2 Cups of Mozzarella Cheese
Instructions
- In a stand mixer add the warm water and yeast. Let the two sit for a couple of minutes to activate yeast. Add in half of the flour and mix. Add the cornmeal, sugar, salt, half of the oil and butter.
- Finish adding in the rest of the flour slowly. Add a little bit more water if the dough seems too dry or a little more flour to thicken it if it looks too moist.
- Remove dough from mixer and place in bowl. Cover with towel and let rise for about an hour and a half.
- Once dough has risen, place it in a spring form pan and press it into the bottom and sides leaving a overhang for crust on the sides but not more than a half of an inch. The dough will rise and form a crust as it bakes.
- Add sauce to the center of the crust.
- Sprinkle seasonings on top of sauce.
- Add mozzarella on top of the sauce and any toppings you would like to add such as sausage or pepperoni.
- Sprinkle olive oil on top of the crust edge and place in preheated oven at 500 degrees for about 12-15 minutes.
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This pizza sounds amazing!!! We love pizza night in my house, it’s always a hit wiht all my kids.
That looks amazing! Deep dish pizza has bee one of my favorites ever since I had it in Chicago a few years ago. I cannot wait to try making this for myself!
Now that is a pizza pie! I feel like it looks tastier than any deep dish I have ever tried! I want to make this. I just need to get one of those pans!
am a little jealous that you made this while I Was sitting home yesterday thinking of ordering dominoes. I opted out and now am craving pizza because of your post. This looks so good. Yummy!
You have to try this recipe, it is so easy!
oh my goodness! This is really tasty and fantastic, I wanna grab it from my screen.
OMG! I love deep dish pizza. I had no idea that a spring foam pan was the trick. We do pizza night on Friday’s and I’m totally trying your recipe.
I am so glad you are going to try it! I hope your family loves it as much as mine does!
This really looks delicious! I have to try it soon! I love the color of your mixer 🙂
That pizza looks so appetizing. I love deep dish pizza but have never made one. I can’t wait to try this one.
It is so yummy, I hope you love it as much as I do!
Yum, this sounds delicious. I wish that I had stuff to make the dough. I could surprise my family with homemade deep-dish pizza.
This looks and sounds so amazing! We love making and eating homemade pizzas in our home!
This sounds amazing. I love deep dish pizza. I’ve never made a deep dish one before. I honestly never knew how to do the crust.
Yum! This pizza looks absolutely incredible! I love deep dish pizza, and love homemade pizza, too! This is a must-try!
I am DEFINITELY making this! Hubby and I both love deep dish pizza and there is no better food than homemade!
That looks amazing. I haven’t tried making a deep dish pizza. I might try your recipe later.
I lived by Chicago all my life until this year. I’ll have to try your recipes. My husband will be so happy!
sometimes I crave pizza and this looks sooooo good! I want it for dinner tonight! I have yet to try making deep dish pizza so I’m going to try this out : )
Wow! Looks yummy I am a huge fan in any kind of pizza and this is a perfect recipe for Diy pizza. glad that you share this
This deep dish pizza recipe sounds and looks delicious. Yummy!!! We love deep dish pizza or any pizza really in my family so this is a great recipe for us. The crust looks so good and I love a lot of sauce with the thicker type crust too. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Oh wow! We are suckers for pizza over here. Like there was never a week that we didn’t have pizza. But we’ve never tried preparing our own. Thanks for the recipe!
OMG, this looks delicious. I am pinning this recipe right now. I can’t wait to try this out.
I never thought to make a dee dish pizza. This looks good, too. Just give me some pepperoni. yolonda
Thanks for sharing this recipe! My husband and kids love pizza, and Deep Dish is their most favorite type of pizzas!
I love pizza, but as I am a New Yorker, I like NY Pizza best! 🙂
I did get a chance to try deep dish when I visited Chicago.
How tasty! Deep dish is one of our favorites. Still trying to find a good crust recipe. I’ll have to try this one!
My husband would love to make this, and I’d love to eat it! I’m going to see about “saving” these recipes I want, since Pinterest has it out for me today.
this looks SO good. I’m amazed that you made this all your self, yum!
That looks amazing!
Eeeek! This looks amazing!! We love pizza. I am definitely trying out this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
I really want to make this recipe, but I don’t have a spring form pan. Could I do it in a 9×13 pan?
Hi Grace! I would think that would be fine, I think the only issue will be if it sticks. The spring form allows you to pop the sides off and get the pizza out in one piece but it seems like another pan would do the trick. You may just have to be creative with removing it. Good luck and thanks for stopping by, please let me know how it turns out.
I enjoy trying new dishes to serve my family. This looks absolutely delicious.
I can’t wait to try this recipe – it sounds delicious!
What role does corn meal add to the flour texture? I don’t have any but I do have the Corn Flakes crumbs in the box by Kellogs. Should I use this or just add another 1/4 cup of flour?
Hi Linda, thanks for stopping by and commenting. The corn meal adds a slightly gritty texture to the crust, which helps create a crispy and crunchy outer layer. It provides a pleasant contrast to the soft and doughy interior of the deep dish pizza with a subtle, corn-like flavor to the crust. If you don’t have cornmeal or prefer not to use it, you can replace it with flour, but keep in mind that you may lose some of the distinct texture and flavor that cornmeal imparts. The resulting crust might be softer and lack the characteristic crunchiness. However, using flour alone will still yield a decent deep dish pizza, and it will be a suitable substitute if cornmeal is not available or if you have a preference for a more traditional pizza crust. Thanks again for stopping by, I hope your pizza comes out great!