Description
This authentic Detroit-Style Pizza features a thick, chewy crust baked in a metal pan with cheese pressed against the edges for a crispy, lacy cheese crust. Topped with pepperoni and marinara sauce, finished with garlic basil oil.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2¼ cups All purpose flour (300 grams)
- 1¼ tsp Kosher salt (7 grams)
- 1¼ tsp Instant yeast (4 grams)
- 1½ tbsp Extra virgin olive oil (18 grams)
- 1 cup Lukewarm water (250 grams)
- 1 tsp Butter
- 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups Cheese, cubed (Wisconsin Brick Cheese or Low-Moisture Mozzarella)
- 1 cup Pepperoni
- 1½ cups Pizza or Marinara Sauce
- ¼ cup Basil leaves
- 1–2 Garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine flour, kosher salt, instant yeast, extra virgin olive oil, and lukewarm water. Mix until a shaggy dough forms. Cover and rest for 30 minutes.
- Wet your hands and fold the dough from one side to another. Rotate the bowl and repeat three more times. Cover and rest for another 30 minutes.
- Repeat the stretch and fold process every 30 minutes for a total of 3 to 4 rounds over 2 hours.
- Grease a baking tray with butter and olive oil. Transfer dough to pan, fold gently, flip so seam is down. Cover and let it rise for 1.5 to 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
- If needed, stretch dough to fill the pan. Punch out air pockets.
- Distribute cubed cheese over dough, pressing some against the edges.
- Layer pepperoni slices evenly on top of cheese.
- Bake pizza on the bottom rack for about 15 minutes.
- Remove pizza, spoon sauce over the top, leaving some cheese and pepperoni exposed.
- Return pizza to oven and bake for another 5 to 8 minutes until edges are golden and cheese is bubbly.
- Blend basil, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a food processor to create oil.
- Loosen pizza from edges of the pan. Transfer to a cooling rack. Drizzle garlic basil oil over the top.
- Slice pizza into six pieces and enjoy hot.
Notes
- Use fresh ingredients for best flavor.
- Adjust the amount of pepperoni to your liking.
- Let the pizza cool slightly before slicing for cleaner cuts.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 545
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 1200 mg
- Fat: 33 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 19 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg