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ChicagoVegetarian

Frank Nitti

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

Ingredient Architecture

The layered composition of Frank Nitti — 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

tomato sauce
1 cupsauce

Cheese

mozzarella
2 cup
provolone
1 cup
ricotta
0.5 cup
pecorino
0.25 cup

Toppings

olive oil
1 tbspoil
garlic
2 clove
red pepper flakes
1 tsp

Garnish

cornmeal
2 tbspdusting
sautéed spinach
1 cupfresh 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/proofpre-bake assemblythin-crust bakepost-bake finish

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