Deep Dish Pizza & Focaccia | Blackstone Griddle

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while processed cheese is often more affordable.

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground beef can be less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is healthier, while canola oil is budget-friendly.

crushed tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned tomato sauce

Canned tomato sauce is often less expensive and readily available.

Introduce the Blackstone Pizza Oven attachment for the 22 inch griddle and mention it's deep dish pizza night.

Gather ingredients: bread flour, instant rise yeast, pink Himalayan sea salt, hot tap water, extra virgin olive oil, mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese, pizza sauce, pepperoni, garlic, basil, parsley, onions, capers, and tomato.

In a large bowl, add 2.25 cups of bread flour, 1 packet of instant rise yeast, and 1.5 teaspoons of pink Himalayan sea salt. Mix quickly.

Slowly add hot tap water starting with 3/4 cup and working up to 1.25 to 1.5 cups until the dough is sticky but releases from the spatula.

Let the dough rest for about 5 minutes.

Prepare two 9-inch round cake pans by drizzling extra virgin olive oil and rubbing it to coat the bottom and sides.

Transfer the dough into the pans, separating it evenly.

Every 15 minutes for the first hour, dip hands in oil and gently indent the dough from the center to the sides until it reaches the edges of the pan.

After the first hour, cover the dough with oiled plastic wrap or a warm, damp kitchen towel and let it rise for another hour.

After an hour, uncover the dough and check that it has risen nicely.

For focaccia, slightly indent the dough again and season with Blackstone tutu Italiano, then add thinly sliced garlic, flat leaf parsley, red onions, tomatoes, and capers. Drizzle with olive oil before baking.

Preheat the Blackstone Pizza Oven while preparing the dough.

Place the focaccia in the pizza oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, rotating halfway through for even cooking. Check for a golden brown top and slight char on the onions.

Remove the focaccia and season the tomatoes with chanto sea salt.

For the deep dish pizza, season the dough with tutu Italiano, add chopped garlic, layer with pepperoni, diced mozzarella, and provolone cheese, ensuring cheese is along the edges.

Add stripes of pizza sauce on top, similar to a Detroit pizza, and sprinkle with extra tutu Italiano.

Place the deep dish pizza in the pizza oven, rotating after a few minutes for even cooking. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

After 8-10 minutes, add extra pepperoni on top and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes until done.

Remove the deep dish pizza, noting the crispy cheese ring around the edges, and finish with fresh basil and a dusting of tutu Italiano.

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