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Hello aurora77

Here is the recipe for the chicago pizza dough that you requested:

Ingredients

1/4 ounce active dry yeast ( 2 1/4 tsps); 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water; 1 teaspoon sugar; 3 1/4 cups unbleached bread flour, plus more for dusting; 1/2 cup medium-grind yellow cornmeal; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/2 cup olive oil,

Directions

1.dissolve the yeast in 1/4 cup of the warm water. Add sugar and 1/4 cup of the flour and mix; Add the remaining 1 cup warm water and 3 cups flour, the cornmeal, salt, and 1/2 cup olive oil.

mix the dough, with dough hook soft and elastic, 10 to 12 minutes.

Lightly oil a large bowl. Add the dough and turn to coat on all sides.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap

Set the bowl in the frig overnight or better – over shabbos.

Press the dough into your deep dish cast iron pan until it comes 2 inches up the sides and is even on the bottom and at the corners of the pan.

now you are ready to fill it:

Fry a nice large onion in olive oil with a nice half of a green pepper- both of them chopped nicely

Remove it from the fire and add it to:

1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, well drained; 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce; 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon each garlic powder, dried oregano, and pepper

Put 1/2 inch mozzarella cheese into the pan =on the dough.

Then put the mix of sauce above on top of the cheese

then put layers of fresh basil, fresh spinach; fresh sliced mushrooms; another layer of mozzarella cheese

then sprinkle parmesean cheese on top; then sprinkle sliced black olives

bake at 425 for 30 minutes or 35 mins

remove from oven and wait 5 mins.

then remove from pan and cool for 30 minutes; then enjoy 🙂