Stuffed Pizza, Chicago Style
Author: Pizza Today
Recipe type: pizza
Ingredients
- FILLING
- 4 cups fresh spinach (about 10 ounces) stemmed and packed tightly, washed, dried and chopped coarse
- ¾ pound mozzarella, shredded
- ¼ cup Parmesan, grated
- 4 cups canned plum tomatoes, crushed, drained and chopped finely, or 2 cups tomato puree or sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped, or 1 teaspoon dried, crumbled
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped, or 1 teaspoon dry, crumbled
- 1 clove of garlic, chopped finely
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine spinach, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
- Transfer mixture to pan, spreading evenly over dough.
- Place second piece of dough over top. Press down on dough and filling with your hand to level the top.
- Press the two pieces of dough against the side of the pan to seal all around and form a shallow well.
- Trim off excess dough.
- Roll and seal the edge of the two pieces of dough all around.
- Cut a slit int he middle of dough with a sharp knife to allow steam to escape.
- Meanwhile, combine tomatoes, basil, oregano and garlic.
- Add salt and pepper, to taste.
- Spoon mixture evenly over top crust.
- Sprinkle some additional Parmesan cheese over tomatoes, if desired.
- To bake: In a conventional or deck oven, this will require a bake time of 20-25 min. at 475 F. When the crust is golden brown and has pulled away from the sides of the pan, the pizza is done. In a conveyor oven, the bake time would be similar, but it depends on the configuration of your oven. So run a few tests.
Stuffed Pizza, Chicago Style
Author: Pizza Today
Recipe type: pizza
Instructions
- DOUGH
- Sheet out two pizza crusts, one about 15 inches in diameter, the other about 13 inches. Each should be ⅛ inch thick or less.
- Lightly oil the bottom and sides of a 12-inch pizza pan that is 2 inches deep (if necessary, a pan that is 1-1/2 inches deep can be used).
- Fit the 15-inch dough sheet into the pa, and allow edges to fall over sides by at least 1 inch.
- Set the top crust aside while you make the filling.