Chef Andy’s Deep Dish Pizza Crust Recipe

I’ve made this pizza crust many times. I found it on a website (long enough ago that I wouldn’t dream of finding the site again). I personally consider it to be moderately good, but many of the people I’ve made it for tell me they think it is excellent.

1 1/3 cup water
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons cornmeal
2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 cup bread flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
3/8 teaspoon MSG (optional)
1 1/2 teaspoons yeast

(You may use all-purpose flour for this recipe if doing it by hand).

Bread machine: Add ingredients to machine bread pan in order given or as per manufacturer’s instructions. Set to ‘dough’ mode.

I haven’t tried it with MSG. I have tried to get some, but can’t find any.

I usually don’t let it finish it’s cycle when set to dough, or even mix it in a mixer rather than a bread machine, since I tend to like to put it in the pan and let it rise in the pan. Once it has risen, I squish down the middle of the crust before applying the sauce, cheese and toppings. I like to bake it in a round stoneware pan, the ones I have are from Pampered Chef.