High Protein Chicago Style Pizza
  1. Mix 340g AP flour, 90g vital wheat gluten, 3g yeast, and 6g salt in a bowl

  2. Add 16g olive oil and 240g warm water to dry ingredients

  3. Mix with spoon until frustrated, then knead by hand until all flour is hydrated

  4. Cover bowl and let dough rest for 20-30 minutes

  5. Perform stretch and fold process: scoop under dough, stretch up, fold over, turn bowl quarter turn

  6. Flip dough over and round against bowl side

  7. Cover and rest for another 20-30 minutes

  8. Repeat stretch and fold process

  9. Let dough rest for final 30 minutes

  10. Divide dough into two equal pieces and shape into balls

  11. Refrigerate dough balls for 24 hours for best flavor

  12. Mix 448g ground pork with 8g minced garlic, 4g fennel seed, 3g ground fennel, 2g ground anise, 2g garlic powder, 1g black pepper, 0.5g crushed red pepper, and 0.5g dried oregano

  13. Mix pork and seasonings for 2-3 minutes

  14. Refrigerate sausage mixture

  15. Combine 780g crushed tomatoes, 14g olive oil, 9g minced garlic, and 4.5g salt for sauce

  16. Refrigerate sauce

  17. Remove dough from fridge 2-3 hours before baking

  18. Sprinkle cornmeal on parchment paper and counter

  19. Press dough out with fingertips to 8-10 inches wide

  20. Use rolling pin to roll dough to 10-12 inches

  21. Stretch dough by hand using gravity and gentle pulling to 14-16 inches diameter

  22. Lay dough on parchment paper

  23. Spread 176g sauce over dough using bottom of spoon in circular motion

  24. Sprinkle 8g Pecorino Romano and 8g Parmigiano Reggiano over sauce

  25. Distribute 239g Italian sausage evenly across pizza

  26. Fill gaps with 84g turkey pepperoni

  27. Layer 112g fat-free mozzarella over meat

  28. Top with 182g part-skim mozzarella

  29. Sprinkle oregano over top

  30. Bake at 500°F for 8-12 minutes until cheese is browned

  31. Transfer to wire rack and cool for 2-3 minutes

  32. Place back on pizza steel with oven door slightly cracked for 2-3 minutes to recrisp crust

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🍕Pizza

Cuisine🇮🇹Italian

Occasions🍲Comfort Food📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h

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