This deep dish pizza recipe with homemade herbed crust, tomatoes, and lots of melty cheese will bring Pizza Night to your kitchen each week.
Servings : 6slices
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 30 minutesmins
Rising Time 1 hourhr
Total Time 1 hourhr45 minutesmins
Ingredients
For the Pizza Crust
¾cupwhole wheat flour
1½cupsall-purpose ultragrain flour,you can also use regular all-purpose flour
1teaspoonsalt
¾cuplukewarm water
1tablespoonactive dry yeast
1teaspoonsugar
3½tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
1tablespoonwater
For the Toppings
2tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
1tablespoonchopped fresh basil
½teaspoondried oregano
1clovegarlic,minced
freshly ground black pepper,to taste
1cuptomato sauce or pizza sauce,use your favorite
1whole tomato,sliced into thin rounds (I used vine-ripened tomatoes)
¾cuppart skim shredded mozzarella cheese
¼cupgrated parmesan cheese
crushed red pepper flakes,to taste
Instructions
In your stand mixer's bowl, combine the flours and salt; whisk to combine and set aside.
In a small mixing bowl, combine water, yeast, and sugar; stir and let stand 5 minutes, or until foamy.
With your stand mixer on low, gradually add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture.
Add olive oil and continue to mix until the dough looks shaggy.
Attach the dough hook to your mixer and continue to mix at medium speed for 5 minutes. At this point, if the dough looks dry, add a little bit of water at a time, up to 1 tablespoon, and continue to mix until combined.
Remove the bowl from the mixer.
Oil your hands and shape the dough into a ball.
Transfer the dough to a lightly greased large bowl.
Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm area for about 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
Preheat the oven to 400˚F.
Press the pizza dough into a greased 10-inch skillet that's about 2 inches deep. Set aside.
In a small mixing bowl, combine extra virgin olive oil, fresh basil, oregano, garlic, and pepper; mix to combine.
Brush the garlic mixture over the pizza dough.
Spread the tomato sauce evenly over the dough.
Arrange the tomatoes over the sauce.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheeses and crushed pepper.
Return to oven and bake for an additional 4 to 6 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Lunch/Dinner
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: deep dish pizza, deep dish pizza recipe, skillet pizza