Detroit-Style Pizza & Pizza Sauce Recipe
May 7, 2022 0:46:27 GMT -5
Post by maybetoday on May 7, 2022 0:46:27 GMT -5
Detroit-Style Pizza
PREP 10 MINS COOK 15 MINS TOTAL RISING TIME 4 HRS TOTAL 4 HRS 25 MINS
Ingredients
For the Dough:
▢1 cup + 2 Tbsp lukewarm water
▢½ teaspoon instant yeast
▢2 ½ cups bread flour*
▢1 teaspoon ground sea salt
Toppings:
▢3/4 cup Pizza Sauce*
▢2 1/2 cups shredded low moisture mozzarella cheese , or 8oz Brick cheese/Wisconsin cheese, diced
▢3 ounces natural casing Pepperoni , thinly sliced
▢1/4 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
Make dough: Stir all ingredients together in a bowl or stand mixer. Knead for several minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
First rise: Place in a well-greased bowl, turning once in the bowl to coat in oil, then cover and allow to rise for 2 hours. (Don't skimp on the rise times!)
Press into pan: Oil the bottom and sides of a pizza pan*. Stretch dough into a rectangle and lay into pan(s). Cover and rest for 15 minutes, to allow the gluten to relax. Without handling the dough too much, gently spread the dough all the way to the edges of the pan, poking it into the corners, in a flat even layer (there’s no “crust” edge in Detroit pizza).
Second rise: Rise again for 2 hours, or until the dough has risen about ⅓ way up the pan.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. I recommend baking the pizza on a pizza stone, or if you don't have a pizza stone, use a baking sheet, and allow it to preheat in the oven.
Add cheese: sprinkle cheese all over the dough, making sure it covers all the way to the edges.
Add sauce: spoon pizza sauce into 2-3 lines/stripes going down the pan, over cheese—you don’t want to cover all the cheese in sauce.
Add pepperoni, laying it in a single layer over the top. Lightly sprinkle parmesan on top.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is golden and bubbly. Cool for a few minutes in the pan before slicing into squares.
Notes
Make Ahead Instructions: Make pizza dough and refrigerate overnight or for several hours, for the “first rise”. Remove from fridge and allow to come to room temperature before pressing into the pizza pan.
Freezing Instructions: Make and knead pizza dough wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. Thaw completely in the refrigerator then allow to come to room temperature and rise for about an hours before pressing into the pizza pan.
Bread Flour: I highly suggest using bread flour, and not substituting all-purpose. The dough layered with all of the toppings doesn’t hold up as well with all-purpose.
Cheese: Authentic Detroit-style pizza uses diced pieces of Brick Cheese which is a Wisconsin style cheese. I can’t get it in my area, so I use Low moisture mozzarella. I recommend buying a block of cheese rather than pre-shredded from the store, and grate it on the large holes of your box grater.
Pepperoni: Natural casing pepperoni will cup and char as it cooks, and is delicious! I use this Boars Head pepperoni found at my local grocery store. You can substitute regular thin pepperonis.
Sauce: If you’re going through the work to make this homemade dough, you HAVE to make my EASY pizza sauce for this recipe—it will make the difference between good, and AMAZING Detroit pizza!
Pizza Pan: You can find Authentic, pre-seasoned steel Detroit Style Pizza Pans here (highly recommend!). If you’re not ready to commit, you can use a metal 9×13 inch baking pan. I’ve tested both with success, but the crust does get crispier with the true steel pan. If using a regular metal baking pan, I suggest baking the pizza pan on a hot pizza stone.
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Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce
Prep 2 Mins.
Cook 8 Mins.
▢28 ounce can crushed tomatoes I recommend Cento brand
▢1 1/2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
▢1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
▢1 teaspoon granulated sugar
▢1 clove garlic , minced
▢1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
▢1/2 teaspoon dried basil
▢1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
▢1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked sea salt
▢fresh cracked pepper , to taste
Instructions
Add oil to a saucepan over medium heat. Add remaining ingredients and stir well to combine. Simmer for at least 5-10 minutes, or up to 30.
Your homemade pizza sauce is ready to use and spread on pizza dough.
Notes
Storing and Freezing Instructions: Store pizza sauce in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Freeze the sauce for up to 3 months stored in a freezer safe container. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
This recipe makes about 3 cups of sauce.
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