Try this Detroit-style pizza recipe the next time you want a crunchy, crispy, cheese-laden slice! Detroit-style pizza is often referred to as a deep-dish pizza, but I don't think that accurately captures the essence of this crispy, crusty, crazy-good pizza. It has the flavor elements of a slightly charred thin-crust pizza and the texture of a light and airy focaccia. If you use a properly shaped pan, the edges of your crust get wonderfully crunchy, making for a truly unique experience.
Ingredients
- warm water: 1 cup
- active dry yeast: 1 pack (.25 ounce pack)
- white sugar: 1 tsp
- ½ cups bread flour: 2 piece
- olive oil: 3 tsp (divided)
- kosher salt: 1 tsp
- marinara sauce: 1 jar (24 ounce jar)
- oregano: 2 tsp (dried)
- red pepper flakes: 1 tsp
- garlic powder: 1 tsp
- ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese: 8 piece
- ounces shredded mild Cheddar cheese: 4 piece
- thick pepperoni slices: 1 pack (8 ounce pack)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Pour warm water into the bowl of stand mixer; mix in yeast and sugar and let dissolve. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add 2 teaspoons olive oil, salt, and bread flour. Knead mixture together with a dough hook attachment until dough is very smooth, soft, and elastic. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Drizzle remaining 1 teaspoon oil onto a 10x14-inch Detroit-style pizza pan; use your fingers to spread oil over the bottom of the pan. Place dough in the center of the pan. Oil your fingers, then pull and stretch dough into a rectangular shape. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Cover and let rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Meanwhile, make the sauce: Bring marinara sauce, oregano, red pepper flakes, and garlic powder to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Simmer for 15 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Preheat the oven to 525 degrees F (274 degrees C). Combine Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheese into bowl. Toss lightly to mix together. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Finish the dough: Rub fingertips with some olive oil from the pan. Press out air from the dough while stretching and pushing it into a rectangle that goes all the way to the edges of the pan. Stretch dough up the sides about 1/2 inch or so. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Lay almost all pepperoni slices onto dough. Scatter cheese evenly over top, making sure to fully cover all the edges where dough meets the pan. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Ladle sauce on top in three long strips. Arrange remaining pepperoni slices over top. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bake in the preheated oven until pizza is a bit darker than golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Very carefully slide pizza onto a cutting board. Slice into rectangular pieces. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Serve immediately and enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
