Detroit-Style Pizza

Ingredients

• cup warm water
• (.25 ounce) packageactive dry yeast
• teaspoon white sugar
• 1/2 cup sbread flour
• teaspoon solive oil, divided
• teaspoon kosher salt
• (24 ounce) jarmarinara sauce
• teaspoon sdried oregano
• teaspoon red pepper flakes
• teaspoon garlic powder
• ounce sshreddedMonterey Jack cheese
• ounce sshredded mild Cheddar cheese
• (8 ounce) packagethick pepperoni slice s

Instructions

1. Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
2. Pour warm water into the bowl of stand mixer; mix in yeast and sugar and let dissolve. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
3. 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
4. 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
5. Cover and let rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. Ladle sauce on top in three long strips. Arrange remaining pepperoni slices over top. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
11. 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
12. Very carefully slide pizza onto a cutting board. Slice into rectangular pieces. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
13. Serve immediately and enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

Tips

Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of sauce. The actual amount consumed will vary.