Copycat Pizzeria Uno Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Dough Recipes

UNO DEEP DISH PIZZA

Steps:

• Cook sausage until browned and crumbly.
• Generously brush a heavy 10-inch round cake or springform pan with olive oil or cooking spray.
• In a large mixer bowl, sprinkle yeast into warm water and stir until yeast is dissolved.
• Add 1½ cups of the flour, ⅓ cup oil, and ½ teaspoon salt. Beat at low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
• Beat for 2 minutes at high speed, scraping bowl often. Add in as much of the remaining flour as you can while beating the dough.
• Cover and let the dough rise in a warm place until double. Punch down. Let rest 5 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Place the dough into the pan. Using oiled hands, spread dough evenly over the bottom and partially up sides of the pan.
• Cover the pan and let the dough rise until nearly double, about 30 minutes.
• Arrange cheese slices in a ¼-inch thick layer on dough.
• Gently press the sausage on the cheese.
• Using your hands, gently crush tomatoes into small pieces over the sausage.
• Sprinkle oregano, basil, and Parmesan on top.
• Bake at 500 degrees for about 25 to 30 minutes or until the edge of the crust is crisp and golden brown.
• If desired, sprinkle the pizza with sliced mushrooms or chopped green pepper during the last few minutes of baking time.
• Let the pizza stand 5 to 10 minutes before cutting.

THE REAL CHICAGO DEEP DISH PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water in a bowl. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam.
• Combine yeast mixture, flour, corn oil, and kosher salt in a large stand mixer with a hook attachment; knead until dough holds together but is still slightly sticky, about 2 minutes.
• Form dough into a ball and transfer to a buttered bowl, turning to coat. Cover bowl with a towel and allow dough to rise at room temperature until double in size, 6 hours.
• Punch down dough and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Press dough into a 10-inch deep dish pizza pan.

PIZZERIA UNO CHICAGO DEEP DISH PIZZA

Steps:

• Pour the warm water into a large mixing bowl and dissolve the yeast with a fork.
• Add 1 cup of flour, all of the cornmeal, salt, and vegetable oil, and mix well with a spoon.
• Continue stirring in the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl. Flour your hands and the work surface and knead the ball of dough until it is no longer sticky.
• Let the dough rise in an oiled bowl, sealed with plastic wrap, for 45-60 minutes in a warm place, until it has doubled in size.
• Punch it down and knead it briefly.
• Press it into an oiled 15-inch deep dish pizza pan until it comes 2 inches up the sides and is even on the bottom of the pan.
• Let the dough rise 15-20 minutes before filling.
• Preheat the oven to 500°F.
• While the dough is rising, prepare the filling.
• Cook the sausage until it is no longer pink and drain the excess fat.
• When the dough has finished its second rising, lay the cheese over the dough shell.
• Distribute the sausage and garlic over the cheese.
• Top with the tomatoes.
• Sprinkle on the seasonings and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 500°F, then lower the temperature to 400°F and finish baking for 25-35 minutes longer.
• Lift up a section of the crust from time to time with a spatula to check its color. The crust will be golden brown when done.
• Serve immediately.

DEEP DISH PIZZA CHICAGO-STYLE UNO'S RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. You will need a deep dish at least 2 inches deep. You can also use a heavy 10x2 inch round cake pan or a 10 inch spring form pan. Which ever pan you use, brush olive oil generously around the whole pan.
• 2. In a large bowl, sprinkle yeast into warm water. Stir until dissolved. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the flour, the 1/3 cup cooking oil and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Beat at low speed 30 seconds,scraping bowl often. Stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
• 3. Cover the dough and let rise in a warm place till doubled. Beat down. Let rest for 5 minutes.
• 4. Turn dough into pan. Using oiled hands, spread dough evenly over bottom and partially up sides of pan. Cover, let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes.
• 5. Arrange cheese slices in 1/4 inch thick layer on dough. Gently press sausage on cheese. Using hands, gently crush tomatoes into small pieces atop sausage. Sprinkle with herbs and Parmesan.
• 6. Bake in a 500 degree oven for about 25 minutes to 30 minutes or until edges of the crust are crisp and golden brown. If desired, add mushrooms and green pepper during the last few minutes of baking.
• 7. Let the pizza stand for 5-10 minutes before cutting. (this is the hardest part!) :)
• 8. ANOTHER CHEAT NOTE: If you dont have the time to make this crust, I did come up with an alternative using the bread machine. If you want to use the bread machine: 2 3/4 Cups AP flour 1/3 Cup olive oil 1 Cup hot water (110-115 degrees) 2 teaspoons yeast Add the ingredients to the bread machine and put it on dough setting. Then put in the prepared pan and let rise again. Then follow the rest of the above instructions.
• 9. This is a serious recipe. It is well worth the effort as it is as close to the real thing as you can get at home. As I have said, I used a sauce in the pictures.... this is a no-no! Use the tomatoes and you will be in heaven!

OUR VERSION OF GINO'S EAST DEEP DISH PIZZA

Steps:

• In a bowl, put water (luke warm), then yeast, oil, cream of tartar, and sugar. Mix with hand until yeast dissolves.
• Pour in bread flour a little at a time. Mix with your hand. Just curve your hand like a dough hook and hold the bowl and mix. Then, knead it until it gets firm. Add more flour if needed.
• The secret is the kneading. Knead it for about 10 minutes straight. Then, roll it into a ball, and put it in a bowl with oil brushed in the sides. Cover with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel. Let sit overnight unrefrigerated. Only let it rise once. Portion and use.
• Take the tomatoes and sauce and place into a bowl. Using a potato masher or just your hands, mash the tomatoes up so that there are no chunks bigger around than a quarter.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and stir. Adjust the salt and pepper to taste. Do not use too much basil or oregano.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Prepare your deep dish pizza pan (or a round cake pan with straight sides) by coating the inside of it with a very healthy coating of melted butter or oil.
• Roll the dough out to about 3 inches larger than the bottom of the pan, then place inside the pan and pinch the dough up along the sides.
• Now put the cheese in (right on the crust). Then add the pepperoni and sausage pieces, and finally the sauce (Don't worry, the sausage will cook through completely in the oven).
• Bake in the oven until the crust is starting to brown and cheese is starting to bubble up through the sauce. The little edges of the pepperoni should also be starting to crisp and the sausage should be cooked through (about 45 minutes).

CHICAGO DEEP DISH PIZZA RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, sugar and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook on low speed.
• Mix until blended, about 1 minute.
• Add the water and melted butter. Continue mixing on low speed until fully incorporated, 1 - 2 minutes, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl occasionally.
• Increase the speed to medium-low and knead until the dough is glossy and smooth, and pulls away from the sides of the bowl, 4 - 5 minutes.
• Using your hands, coat a medium bowl with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil.
• Transfer dough to the bowl, turning once to coat with oil.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until nearly doubled, about 45 - 60 minutes.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, oregano and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has evaporated and the onion is golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add garlic. Cook just until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir in tomatoes and sugar. Increase the heat to medium-high.
• Bring the mixture to a simmer, then lower the heat to medium-low and continue to simmer until reduced to about 1 1/4 cups, about 25 minutes.
• Turn off heat.
• Stir in the basil and oil.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• To laminate the dough, turn the dough out onto a dry work surface and roll into a 8- by 6-inch rectangle.
• Using an offset spatula, spread the softened butter over the surface of the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edges.
• Starting at the short end, roll the dough into a tight cylinder.
• With the seam side down, flatten the cylinder into a 9- by 2 inch rectangle.
• Fold into thirds like a business letter. Pinch the seams to form a ball.
• Return to the oiled bowl.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap.
• Let rise in the refrigerator until nearly doubled in size, 40 - 50 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Transfer the dough ball to a dry work surface and roll out into a 13-inch disk about 1/4-inch thick.
• Transfer dough to the pan.
• Lightly press the dough into the pan, working into the corners and 1 inch up the sides. If the dough resists stretching, let rest 5 minutes before trying again.
• Sprinkle shredded mozzarella over the surface of the dough.
• Spread tomato sauce over the cheese.
• Top with Parmesan.
• Bake until the crust is golden brown, 20 - 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let rest 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

COPYCAT PIZZERIA UNO "CHICAGO DEEP DISH" PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• OLD SCHOOL METHOD: Mix the yeast and water together in a large mixing bowl with a fork until totally dissolved.
• Blend in 1 cup of flour, and all the cornmeal, salt, and oil. Mix well with a large spoon.
• Continue stirring in the rest of the flour in 1/2-cup increments until the dough stops sticking to the sides of the bowl.
• Put some flour on your hands and knead the dough until it is no longer sticky, about 5-10 minutes.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put in a warm, dry, draft-free area for 45-60 minutes to rise until doubled.
• Punch it down and knead briefly. Go to Step #8. Didn't want to do all that just to have another rise later? Check out the bread machine instructions!
• BREAD MACHINE INSTRUCTIONS: Put all the ingredients into your bread machine according to your manfacturer's directions and do a 1.5-lb or 2-lb dough cycle, kick back and let it do its work.
• Press the dough into an oiled 15-inch deep dish pan. Let it rise for another 20 minutes before pre-baking.
• After the rise in the pan is finished, bake at 450F for 10 minutes. Then add the sauce, cheese, toppings, etc, and whatever else you like and bake at 400F according to how much you put on (ie, meat toppings require longer.) I like cheese and veggie toppings which only take about 15-20 minutes, then turn on the broiler for 5 minutes to get a nice crispy edge and cheesy crunch.
• Don't have a deep-dish pan? Can probably split this up among casserole dishes and large pie pans.