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Homemade Deep Dish Pizza
by danielle mckinney
serves: 4
  w/ homemade pizza dough
Ingredients:
  3 1/2 cup   flour
  1 pkg   dry yeast
  3/4 tsp   salt
  1 1/4 cup   hot water
  2 tsp   honey
  1 tbsp   olive oil
  1 can   pizza sauce
  8 oz   cheese
Directions:
  in large bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups of flour, yeast, and salt. stir to blend thoroughly. in a small bowl, combine hot water, honey and oil, stir to blend well. add water mixture to flour mixture. beat at medium speed until smooth and elastic. stir about 1/2 cup more flour to make a soft dough. turn dough out onto a floured board. knead until dough is smooth and small bubbles firm under surface. add just enough flour to keep dough from being sticky. turn dough in greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and a towel. let rise in a warm place until doubled 30 to 40 minutes. punch dough down, cover with an inverted bowl and let rest for 10 minutes. preheat oven to 450 degrees. grease 14 inch deep dish pizza pan 2 inches deep. roll out dough onto floured surface using your hands. press it against sides of pan. add favorite toppings. back 25-30 minutes on lowest rack until crust is golden brown.