There’s something magical about Detroit-style pizza—the thick, crispy crust, the caramelized edges, and that perfect layer of melty cheese topped with stripes of rich tomato sauce.
It’s the kind of pizza that’s just as fun to make as it is to eat, and you don’t need to be in Detroit to enjoy it!
With this easy recipe, you can recreate that iconic deep-dish pizza right in your own kitchen.
Whether you’re planning a family dinner or a pizza night with friends, this recipe will have everyone coming back for seconds.
Let’s dive in and make some cheesy, crispy goodness!
240g or 1 cup of 80-85 degree (farienheit) water
2g or 1tsp rapid rise yeast
335g or 2 1/3 c bread flour
7g or 1 1/4 tsp salt
Two 8″x10″ Lloyd pans (or 8″x8″ or 9″x9′”baking pan, but crust may be less crisp)
4 tbsp oil (olive, avocado, etc) to coat pans
1. Combine ingredients into a medium bowl and stir with sturdy spoon
2. Once it comes together, use a wet hand to give the dough a series of 20-30 slap and folds as shown in the video. You can also use a stand mixer with a dough hook if preferred.
3. Cover bowl with plastic and let it sit in warm spot for 30 minutes.
4. After 30 min, build more strength into the dough by grabbing an of dough, stretching it out, and folding back over. Rotate the dough 45-90 degreed and repeat 5-6 more times see video for technique.
5. After these stretch and folds, tuck and fold the dough a few more times as shown in the video to shape and stretch the dough into a taught ball.
6. Wrap bowl with plastic and set in warm place for 2 hours. After the 2 hours dough should have doubled in size, be buoyant, and slightly bounce back when poked.
7. To prep pans for dough, glug in 2 tbsp oil into each pan and smear over bottom and sides
8. Flip dough onto floured surface and divide in half.
9. Lay half of the dough into each pan and gently press to spread.
10. Cover pans and allow dough to relax for 30 minutes.
11. After the 30 minutes, gently stretch and press dough to cover the bottom of the pans
12. Cover again and let rise for 45-60mins.
SAUCE
28oz crushed tomato
50g or 3 TBSP tomato paste
7g 1 1/4 tsp salt
10g or 2 1/3 tsp sugar
1/2g or 1tsp dried basil
1/2g or 1tsp dried oregano
1g or 1/2 tsp chili flake
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 TBSP olive or avocado oil
1. Pour 75% of the can of tomatoes into a tall sided container
2. To that, add tom paste, salt, sugar, basil oregano, and chile flake
3. Blend with and immersion blender (or use a standard blender)
4. Add the remaining 25% of crushed tomatoes and stir
5. Preheat medium saute pan on medium
6. Add oil and garlic
7. when garlic is golden and fragrant, add tomato mixture and stir to combine.
8. Simmer for about 25 minutes or until thickened
TO BUILD AND BAKE THE PIZZA
2 cups brick cheese, grated on the largest holes of grater
1 stick of pepperoni, sliced about 1/16″ thick
grated parm
any other toppings of your choice
1. Preheat oven and pizza stone to 500 f
2. Spread shredded brick cheese over the dough
3. Spoon sauce in two thick lines, lengthwise down each dough, leaving the cheese uncovered in the middle and on either side of the lines of sauce (see video)
4. Add pepperoni (or toppings of choice) on top followed by grated parm
5. Load pan directly on top of pizza stone and bake for 16-18 minutes. I recommend baking each pizza separately (one at a time) for ultimate crispiness.
