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Detroit Style Tomato Herb Pepperoni Pizza

Unknown · halfbakedharvest.com · 2022 · 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 · 475–525°F bake (this recipe: 500°F)

Baker's percentages

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

Flour

Water

Hydration

Salt

Yeast

Oil

Sauce

645g

Cheese

113g

Dough weight

224g

Process

Bake temp

500°F / 260°C

Bake time

10-15 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (9)

  • oilextra virgin olive oil0.25 cup · 54.5g
  • sauce tomatocrushed fennel seed1 tsp
  • saltkosher salt and black pepper
  • sauce tomatomarinara sauce2 cup · 400g
  • sauce tomatocherry tomatoes1 cup · 245g
  • dairy doughcubed brick cheese or whole milk mozzarella1.5 cup · 169.5g
  • cheese othercubed provolone cheese0.5 cup · 56.5g
  • cheese othercubed cheddar cheese0.5 cup · 56.5g
  • sugarhoney

Toppings (7)

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

  • over cheesepizza dough1 lb · 453.6g
  • over cheese4 cloves garlic
  • post bakefresh basil0.25 cup · 6g
  • over cheesefresh oregano0.25 cup · 6g
  • over cheesechili flakes
  • over cheesepepperoncini2 tbsp · 25g
  • over cheesepepperoni8 oz · 226.8g