deep-dish
adjective
: baked in a deep dish
a deep-dish pizza
especially
: baked in a deep dish with usually a fruit filling and no bottom crust
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Instead of layering that into a pan, Tierney layered it into his deep-dish crust.
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S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Transfer your dough to a deep-dish pie plate and gently press into the bottom and up the sides, allowing some of the pastry to rest on the rim of the plate.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 18 Nov. 2025
If possible, stick with a shallow pie pan instead of a deep-dish pie pan.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
Head to one of Chicago's most beloved deep-dish joints, including big-name brands like Giordano's and Lou Malnati's or local favorites like Pequod’s or Bartoli’s.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
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S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Transfer your dough to a deep-dish pie plate and gently press into the bottom and up the sides, allowing some of the pastry to rest on the rim of the plate.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 18 Nov. 2025
If possible, stick with a shallow pie pan instead of a deep-dish pie pan.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
Head to one of Chicago's most beloved deep-dish joints, including big-name brands like Giordano's and Lou Malnati's or local favorites like Pequod’s or Bartoli’s.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Deep-dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep-dish. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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