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How To Make Detroit Deep Dish Pizza
You can now make your own version of the all-time favorite Detroit Deep Dish Pizza. The combination of herbs, bacon, cheese, and beef in one delicious dish is truly irresistible.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 pkg active dry yeast
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup warm water, 120 degrees-130 degrees
- 2 Tbsp cooking oil
- ¾ cup onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 7 oz tomatoes, cut up
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp dried basil, crushed
- 1 tsp dried oregano, crushed
- 1 tsp fennel seed, crushed (optional)
- ½ tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes, very thinly sliced
- 6 slices bacon
- 3 cups cheddar, shredded
Instructions
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Cook chopped onion and garlic.
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Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaf, basil, oregano, fennel seed, sugar, and pepper then bring to boil.
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Reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes or to desired consistency, stirring occasionally.
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Discard bay leaf.
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Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine the flour, yeast, and salt.
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Add warm water and 2 tablespoons of oil.
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Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
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Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.
- Using a spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
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Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
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Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic for about 6 to 8 minutes.
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Divide dough in half.
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Cover and let it rest 10 minutes. Grease two pizza pans or baking sheets.
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On a lightly floured surface, roll each half of the dough into a circle 1 inch larger than the pizza pan.
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Transfer dough to pans and build up edges slightly.
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Prick generously with a fork.
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Bake in a 425 degrees F oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook ground beef and the onion until the meat is brown and onion is tender.
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Drain fat.
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Crisp cook bacon and cut it into 2-inch pieces each. Drain again.
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Spread pizza sauce over hot crusts. and sprinkle with ground beef mixture.
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Top with tomato slices and bacon pieces.
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Sprinkle with cheese.
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Bake for about 12 minutes more or until cheese melts and sauce is bubbly.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 5g
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- Calcium: 365mg
- Calories: 486kcal
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Cholesterol: 96mg
- Fat: 38g
- Fiber: 3g
- Iron: 3mg
- Potassium: 538mg
- Protein: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Sodium: 626mg
- Vitamin A: 1021IU
- Vitamin C: 13mg
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