School Pizza

I love those recipes that we all grew up with, they are just too good to miss out on.
Yes, you can absolutely make Chicago style deep dish pizza, right in your own home. It’s hard to beat the chewy, crunchy crust and melty cheese beneath the luscious sauce.To Make this Recipe You’ Will Need the following ingredients:
My early years of school were mostly in the ’90s, and I remember the cafeteria serving rectangles of cheese pizza on a thin crust every Friday. Everyone was looking forward to Pizza Friday! As I got older, I realized that “rectangle pizza” was a more common thing that existed in many schools other than my small school in eastern Tennessee.

INGREDIENTS:
For the Dough:
3¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup yellow cornmeal
1½ teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons sugar
2¼ teaspoons instant yeast
1¼ cups water, room temperature
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon + 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided

For the Sauce:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼ cup grated onion
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon salt
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
¼ teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
For the Toppings:
1 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 4 cups)
(Pepperoni)
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

HOW TO MAKE IT:

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