Deep Dish Pizza with Ricotta and Olives

Serves: 4 Save

Ingredients (28)

  • Dough:
  • 3 1/4 Cups (16.25 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 Cup (2.75 ounces) semolina flour (original recipe uses yellow cornmeal)
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons salt
  • 2 Teaspoons sugar
  • 2 1/4 Teaspoons instant yeast
  • 1 1/4 Cups water (10 ounces), at room temperature
  • 7 Tablespoons unsalted butter, (3 melted, 4 softened)
  • 1 Teaspoon olive oil for bread
  • 4 Tablespoons olive oil for baking pans
  • Sauce:
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 medium onion, grated in grater
  • 1/2 Teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/4 Teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (my addition)
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1/4 Teaspoon sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh basil
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • Ground pepper to taste
  • Toppings: (Remember this is enough for 2 pizzas):
  • 1 pound whole milk mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 Cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 Cup kalamata olives, coarsely chopped (I really like olives. Original recipe is half this much.)
  • 1/2 Cup ricotta cheese (same as olives)
  • 1/2 Cup chopped arugula (optional. I left this out.)

Directions

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