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ChicagoNon-Vegetarian

Cracker-Thin with Fennel Sausage

A sulphurous pizza in the Chicago tradition. Defined by fennel sausage, all purpose flour, active dry yeast.

Ingredient Architecture

The layered composition of Cracker-Thin with Fennel Sausage — from foundation to finish.

Base & Dough

active dry yeast
2.25 tsp
all purpose flour
2.5 cup
warm water
1 cup
ice water
1 cup
fine sea salt
1 tsp

Sauce

tomatoes
2 medium
tomato paste
2 tbsppaste

Toppings

olive oil
1 tbspoil
garlic
2 clove
fennel sausage
100 g

Garnish

cornmeal
2 tbspdusting
dried oregano
1 tspfresh herb/green

Process Timeline

Step 1

dough prep/proof

Combine active dry yeast, all-purpose flour, cornmeal, warm water, ice water, fine sea salt, olive oil to form the dough, then knead, rest, and proof until relaxed and aerated.

90 min25°C
active dry yeastAll Purpose Flourcornmealwarm waterice waterfine sea saltolive oil

Methods

dough prep/proofsauce preppre-bake assemblythin-crust bake

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