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Detroit-Style Pizza

Unknown · allrecipes.com · 2018 · Original

Detroit (asserted)

Detroit (Detroit): Wisconsin brick cheese to the edges (frico crust), racing stripes of sauce applied after bake, 8x10 or 10x14 blue steel pan

Style norms: 65–75% hydration (this recipe: 75%) · 475–525°F bake (this recipe: 525°F)

Baker's percentages

Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%) — the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.

Flour

318g

Water

237g

Hydration

74.7%

Salt

1.9%

Yeast

Oil

4.3%

Sauce

680g

Cheese

340g

Dough weight

720g

Process

Bake temp

525°F / 274°C

Bake time

8-12 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

blue steel pan

Ingredients (9)

  • waterwarm water1 cup · 237g
  • yeast1 package active dry yeast141.8g
  • sugarwhite sugar1 tsp · 4.2g
  • flourbread flour2.5 cup · 317.5g
  • oilolive oil3 tsp · 13.5g
  • saltkosher salt1 tsp · 6g
  • sauce tomato1 jar marinara sauce680.4g
  • cheese otherMonterey Jack cheese8 oz · 226.8g
  • cheese othermild Cheddar cheese4 oz · 113.4g

Toppings (4)

Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.

  • over cheesedried oregano2 tsp · 1g
  • over cheesered pepper flakes1 tsp · 4.2g
  • over cheesegarlic powder1 tsp · 4.2g
  • over cheese1 package thick pepperoni slices226.8g