Ingredients

Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza Dough, recipe follows
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil
1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 (28-ounce) can plum tomatoes, coarsely crushed
1 tablespoon dry red wine

1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
8 ounces pepperoni, thinly sliced
8 ounces mushrooms, wiped clean and thinly sliced
1 green bell pepper, cored and cut into thin rings
1 yellow onion, cut into thin rings
1 cup thinly sliced black olives
1 pound crumbled hot Italian sausage
1 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

While the dough is rising, make the
tomato sauce. In a medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and
cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the herbs, seeds, salt, and black and red peppers, and
cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, wine and sugar, and bring to a boil.
Lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove from the heat and let cool completely before using.

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.

Oil 2 seasoned 12-inch round deep-dish pizza pans with the extra-virgin olive oil. Press 1
piece of dough into each pan, pressing to the edge and stretching about 1 1/2 inches up
the sides. Let rest for 5 minutes.

Layer the mozzarella cheese all over the bottom of the pies. Top each with half of the
pepperoni, mushrooms, bell pepper rings, onions, black olives and sausage. Ladle the sauce
evenly over each pizza and top with Parmesan.

Bake until the top is golden and the cheese is bubbly and the crust is golden brown, about
30 minutes. Remove from the oven, slice and serve
hot.

Ingredients

Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza Dough:
11/2 cups warm water (about 110 degrees F)
1 (1/4-ounce) packages active dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup semolina flour
1/2 cup vegetable oil, plus 2 teaspoons to grease bowl
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the water, yeast,
and sugar and stir to combine. Let sit until the mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.

Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour, the semolina, 1/2 cup of the oil, and the salt, mixing by
hand until it is all incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Continue adding the flour,
1/4 cup at a time, working the dough after each addition, until all the flour is
incorporated but the dough is still slightly sticky.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth but still
slightly tacky, 3 to 5 minutes. Oil a large mixing bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons
oil.

Place the dough in the bowl and turn to oil all sides. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap

and set in a warm, draft-free place until nearly doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Divide into 2 equal portions and use as directed.