CHICAGO STYLE PIZZA

Ingredients :

For Dough :
• Active Dry Yeast – 1 Packet
• Sugar – 2 tsp
• Warm Water – 1 ¼ cups
• All Purpose Flour – 2 ¾ cups
• Yellow Cornmeal – ½ cup
• Olive Oil – 3 tbsp
• Salt – 1 tsp
For Topping :
• Pizza Sauce – 1 cup
• Shredded Mozzarella Cheese – 12 oz
• Ham, diced – ½ cup
• Ground Beef, crumbled, cooked – ½ lb
• Italian Sausage, crumbled, cooked – ¼ lb
• Pork Sausage, crumbled, cooked – ¼ lb
• Pepperoni, diced – ½ cup
• Canadian Bacon, diced – ½ cup
• Mushrooms, sliced – ¼ lb
• Onion, sliced – 1 small
• Green bell pepper, seeded, sliced – 1
• Grated Parmesan cheese – 2 oz
Method :
• For the dough; mix yeast and sugar in warm water in a small bowl; let it stand for about 5 minutes or until foamy.
• Mix flour, cornmeal, oil and salt in a large bowl; make a well in the center and add yeast mixture.
• Knead into a soft dough, adding more flour if necessary. Turn onto a floured board and knead until dough is supple, and elastic, for 7 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer to a large bowl, cover and let rise in a warm spot until dough has doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down.
• Roll dough to a 13 inch circle. Transfer to an oiled 12 inch pizza pan, folding the excess over to make a small rim. Spread with pizza sauce; sprinkle with all but a handful of the mozzarella cheese.
• Sprinkle with meats and vegetables. Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Let rise in a warm spot about 25 minutes.
• Heat oven to 475° F. Bake pizza until crust is golden, about 25 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.