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Chicago Thin Crust Pizza

2/13/2019

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Is it just me or did anyone else out there think that Chicago Style pizza was always a deep dish pizza?   When I hear Chicago Style Pizza I have a vision of a thick bubbly crust baked in a deep cast iron pan with spicy sauce and a blanketing layer of cheese.  It never even occurred to me that there might be a thin crust version of the classic Chicago Style Pizza.  And to be honest with you - I'm not sure what characteristics classify this particular recipe as a Chicago Style pizza and distinguish it from other thin crust pizzas but I'm sooo not complaining. 

I'm not here to question the authenticity of this recipe - I'm really only interested in taste testing it.  And I can tell you that it passed the test with flying colors.  This was a really yummy, thin crust pizza.  
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We love, love, loved the sausage topping on this pizza pie but since the recipe makes 2 pizzas, you could always switch up the second pizza with another topping.  I cooked mine on the Big Green Egg and it took less than 15 minutes to get the cheese nicely browned and bubbly.  The crust didn't really brown very much but I think that was more related to the pizza stone that I used and not necessarily recipe related.  
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Chicago Thin Crust Pizza
Pizza
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons cold water
​2 Tablespoons olive oil
12 ounces sweet Italian sausage, cooked
3 cups mozzarella cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Sauce
8 ounce can tomato sauce
1 Tablespoon tomato paste
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
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Combine flour, yeast and salt in food processor. 
With processor running, add water and process until dough forms a ball. 
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Place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise 2 hours. 
Whisk together sauce ingredients. 
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Divide dough in half and flatten each into a 12" circle. 
Place dough on heated pizza stone and cook 2-3 minutes. 
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Remove from stone.  Add sauce, cheese, sausage and 1/4 t. oregano. 
Return to oven or grill and cook until cheese is browned and bubbly.
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Cool pizza 5 minutes before slicing.  
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Slice.
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What's more fun that homemade pizza night?  Making pizza together is such a fun family activity - even if we ARE running into each other in the kitchen.  

Ciao!
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2 Comments
Dave Piszyk link
5/5/2020 03:35:02 pm

Sorry, not being disrespectful but the pizza shown is not Chicago tavern style pizza. It’s too thick, underdone and not cut in squares.

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John Cangelosi
5/10/2020 11:15:04 am

Yes also I am terribly sorry but as a lifelong Chicagoan I can assure you that the pizza you have shown is a New York style and bears no resemblance to Chicago thin crust.. in addition to what the previous commenter correctly noted, Chicago style does not have a crust border like New York.

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