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Detroit-style pizza

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A rectangular pizza with a fluffy dough, a caramelized cheese edge, and stripes of tomato sauce on top.

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Detroit-style pizza: A rectangular pizza with a fluffy dough, a caramelized cheese edge, and stripes of tomato sauce on top.
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⏱ 140 min🍽 4 servings📊 Intermediate🏷 Commonly associated
Preparation
30 min
Cooking
20 min
Waiting and resting
90 min

History

It originated in Detroit in the mid-20th century, when people began baking it in the blue steel industrial trays used in the automobile factories. The brick cheese spreads all the way to the edges and browns against the pan, forming a characteristic crispy crust. The sauce is laid in stripes over the cheese, in the 'red top' style.

Ingredients

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Preparation

  1. 1

    Mix flour, yeast, salt, water and oil; knead, cover and let rise for 60 minutes until puffy.

  2. 2

    Spread in an oiled rectangular pan and let rise another 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Cover with the cheese, bringing it right up to touch the pan walls.

  4. 4

    Bake at 230°C for about 18 to 20 minutes until the edge cheese caramelizes.

  5. 5

    Right out of the oven, draw stripes of tomato sauce over the surface and serve in squares.

Cooking tips

  • Spread cheese right to the pan walls to form the characteristic browned edge.

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