Deep Dish Cornmeal Pizza Dough

Name: Deep Dish Cornmeal Pizza Dough
Yield: Makes two 1-lb 3-oz (540-g) balls of dough; enough for two 10-inch (25-cm) deep dish pizzas
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 5 tablespoons (75 ml) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for greasing; 1 envelope (2¼ teaspoons) instant yeast; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3¾ cups (435 g) bread flour, plus more for dusting; 1½ cups (350 ml) warm water (110°F/43°C), plus more as needed; ⅔ cup (90 g) medium-grind cornmeal

Preparation info

Makes two
1 lb
balls of dough; enough for two 10-inch (25-cm) deep dish pizzas

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Williams Sonoma Pizza

By Williams Sonoma

Published 2024

About

Baked in a cast-iron pan, this dough emerges crisp on the outside and tender and bready on the inside. It makes a great “container” for thick layers of toppings.

Ingredients

3¾ cups (435 g) bread flour, plus more for dusting
⅔ cup (90

Vegan
Pizza

Method

In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, and yeast. Add the water and olive oil in a steady stream while mixing the dough with a wooden spoon or your hands until the dough comes together in a rough mass. If the dough does not form into a ball, sprinkle with 1–2 teaspoons more water