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Detroit-Style Pizza

Cultural Context

Originating in Detroit, this pizza style features a thick, rectangular crust with a crispy edge, often topped with cheese and sauce layered in a unique way. Traditionally served in a blue steel pan, it reflects the city's industrial roots. Today, Detroit-style pizza has gained popularity across the U.S. and beyond, with many pizzerias offering their own interpretations.

AmericanUSmain
45 min
medium
8 servings
Servings4
pizza dough (48-hour fermented made with organic bread flour)
olive oil
pizza sauce
Wisconsin brick cheese
mozzarella cheese
pepperoni

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Part-skim mozzarella has less fat while still melting well.

pepperoni

🥗Healthier: turkey pepperoni

💰Cheaper: salami

Turkey pepperoni reduces calories while providing similar flavor.

pizza sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: canned tomato sauce

Homemade sauce can be healthier with no preservatives.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Romano cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

1

Prepare 48-hour fermented dough made with organic bread flour.

2

Heat the steel pans in the oven.

3

Coat the USA pans with olive oil.

4

Take the dough out of the fridge and let it proof for a few hours until it is fluffy.

5

Stretch the dough to fit the pan, ensuring it covers the corners.

6

Add a bit more olive oil if the dough is sticky.

7

Press the dough into the pan and pop any bubbles that form.

8

Cut Wisconsin brick cheese into cubes for better melting.

9

Layer the cheese cubes evenly over the stretched dough.

10

Spread pizza sauce over the cheese, leaving a border around the edges.

11

Add pepperoni on top of the sauce and cheese.

12

Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is golden brown and crispy.

Cooking Techniques

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Equipment Needed

USA pansoven

Spice Level:

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Allergens

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Also Known As

Detroit PizzaMotor City Pizza

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