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Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

4/6/2023

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Our basement project is officially finished and I'm excited to share some pictures with you.  As I've said before - I deserve very little credit for this amazing space.  I acted as the decorator but it was up to the rest of our amazing team of professionals to figure out how to make my vision a reality.  And I think they did a fabulous job.  ​
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I love a good before and after, so here goes.  Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, the family Davis basement transformation!!
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The livingroom. 
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The kitchen.
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The bathroom.
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The workout room. 
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The "nook".  





​And last but not least, the bedroom/office.  (Apparently I didn't take any before pictures of the bedroom.🙄) 
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We could not be happier with the transformation.  Bring on the basement parties.  🥳​
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We actually ate our first meal in the basement this week.  I cooked it in the basement oven, served it on the basement plates and then loaded them up in the basement dishwasher.🤣  I've got to say, I really appreciated having a second kitchen to cook in during this particularly busy week when my upstairs kitchen counters were occupied with Easter orders.  🍰🥧🍪

So what was our first basement meal, you ask? 😅  Chicago Style Deep Dish pizza of course.🍕 It was exactly as good as it looks.  The thick crust and spicy sauce were crazy delicious - and not just because we enjoyed it while sitting at our new basement bar. 😂
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Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
Dough
1 cup + 2 Tablespoons water
1 Tablespoon yeast
3 cups flour
3 Tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt

Sauce
28 ounces whole peeled tomatoes
8 ounces tomato sauce
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon fennel
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon pepper

10 slices deli mozzarella cheese
6 ounces Italian sausage
1/4 teaspoon oregano
​1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
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Combine water and yeast for dough and let sit 5 minutes - until foamy. 
Whisk together oil, flour and salt in bowl of standing mixer.  
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Add yeast mixture and knead with dough hook for 5 minutes.  
Transfer dough to a greased bowl.  Cover and let rise 1 hour.  
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Drain tomatoes in a colander for 10 minutes.  
Cut tomatoes into 1/2" pieces.  Return to strainer and drain 10 minutes more.
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Stir together tomato sauce, oil, sugar, basil, oregano, salt, fennel, garlic, pepper and diced tomatoes.  
Grease 2 nine inch cast iron skillets with 1 T. oil each.  Cover and let rest 20 minutes.  
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Press half of dough into bottom and 1" up sides of each pan.  
Press mozzarella slices into the dough with hands.  
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Break up sausage and divide over mozzarella cheese. 
Spread 1/2 of sauce over each pizza.  
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Sprinkle each pizza with 1/8 t. oregano and 2 T. parmesan cheese.  
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Bake pizzas 35 minutes at 400. 
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Let pizzas sit for 5 minutes and then slice into wedges. 
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Ciao!
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