Stuffed Double Layer Deep Dish Pizza
Ingredients:
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DOUGH ---------
1
ts
Salt
1 1/2
ts
Brown sugar
1
cn
(6-oz) tomato paste
Freshly ground black pepper
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FILLING ---------
1 1/2
lb
Grated mozzarella
cheese
1/2
lb
Parmesan grated cheese
Sliced mushrooms
Sausage; browned & cooked
Sliced pepperoni
Favorite toppings in
1
ts
Dried oregano
1/2
ts
Dried basil
plum tomatoes
2
ts
Brown sugar
1 1/2
c
Warm water divided
about 110 degrees
2
pk
Instant dry yeast
4 1/2
c
Flour divided
1
ts
Salt
4
tb
Olive oil
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SAUCE ---------
2
tb
Olive oil
1
c
Chopped onion
1
Minced clove garlic
2 1/2
c
(28-oz can) italian
amounts desired
Method:
: DOUGH: Stir the brown sugar into 1/2 c of the warm: water.
Dissolve the yeast in the water and sugar and set: aside for at least 5 minutes.
INto a large bowl, sift: together 4 c of the flour and the salt.
Make a: deepression in the middle of the flour and add 3: T of the olive oil and the remaining 1 c of: warm water.
STir in yeast mixture.
Work the ingredients: into a dough with your hands.
Gather dough and place on a: floured board.
Knead for 10 minutes.
Place dough in a: clean bowl rubbed with some of the remaining 1 T: olive oil.
Moisten top of dough with oil as well.
Cover: with clean, damp cloth and put in a warm place to rise for: 1 1/2 hours.
: SAUCE: Heat oil in a heavy pan.
Add chopped onions and: garlic and cook over medium heat until transparent.
Add: tomatoes, chopping them up with a spoon.
Add basil,: oregano, salt, sugar, tomato paste and a few grindings of: black pepper.
Stir together and simmer for about 40: minutes.
For a smooth sauce, run through blender or food: processor, in batches, carefully.
Cool.
To assemble pizza,: split dough in half.
Roll 1 portion into a circle large: enough to fit a 14 inch pizza pan, dough should overlap: sides.
Layer, beginning with the mozzarella cheese,: slightly less than 1/4 of the cheese; mushrooms and other: favorite ingredients.
Roll out second piece of dough to: form top crust.
Place over ingredients and pinch edges of: dough layers together.
Spread tomato sauce over entire: second layer.
Add remaining mozzarella, pepperoni and the: parmesan cheese.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees and bake on: middle rack for 25 minutes.
Allow to cool for a few: minutes before cutting.