Detroit Style Cheese Pizza is a cheesy and delicious dish that is sure to WOW everyone.
Who doesn’t like pizza?? My picky daughter also likes it and that is something to say because she says she doesn’t like cheese (???).
I don’t even know where she came from sometimes. My son and I, on the other hand, eat cheese like there is no tomorrow 🙂
So when she says, she liked this Detroit style cheese pizza — it is a BIG deal.I have quite a few pizza recipes on the blog already. But I don’t think there are too many pizza recipes, ever.
Unique Recipe
This Detroit style pizza is slightly different from both New York and Chicago style ones. Recipe is simple and easy enough to make.
This recipe is made in a square baking pan which makes the crust thick and chewy. It is then topped with a sweet homemade tomato sauce and lots of ooey-gooey cheese.
Ingredients
This recipe needs the same ingredients as any pizza. Flour, yeast, cheese for the crust.
Traditionally Detroit brick cheese and grated mozzarella are used on this pizza. I didn’t have the brick cheese, so I used pepper jack cheese instead. You can also use monterey jack or muenster cheeses as substitute.
To make the tomato sauce, you will canned tomato puree, garlic, dried oregano and dried basil.
Instructions
Start by making the dough:
- Combine all the ingredients for the crust in a mixing bowl. Mix and knead to form a soft, pliable dough. Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover and set aside for 15~20 minutes.
- Lightly grease a 8″ or 9″ square baking pan. Line the bottom with parchment and grease it lightly.
- Transfer the dough into the pan and spread it out in the bottom of the pan till the edges. Cover and let the dough rise until it is ½” thick.
Make the Sauce:
- Combine all the ingredients for the tomato sauce in small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and cook for 10~15 minutes. Keep the sauce warm.
Make the Pizza:
- Preheat the oven with 450°F. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese along the edges of the pizza. Spoon sauce over the pizza and top it with the pepper jack and mozzarella cheeses. Bake for 15 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese is golden brown.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Use a knife to loosen the edges of the pizza and slide it onto a wire rack to cool slightly. Slice the pizza and serve with more tomato sauce on the top. Enjoy!!
Taste Test
After baking, the cheese melts and forms a delicious golden brown crust on top. Chewy crust, delicious tomato sauce and cheese — what else would you want from a pizza. Go ahead — bake this and enjoy!!
Serve with a side salad — so you don’t feel guilty for eating that much cheese. I served a simple massaged kale & white bean salad (recipe courtesy Minimalist Baker).
Tips
- Pepper jack, monterey jack or muenster cheeses as good substitute to brick cheese.
- Blend 4~5 medium size fresh tomatoes to make the puree.
Detroit Style Cheese Pizza
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 cup All purpose flour*
- ½ tsp Instant Yeast
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup Warm Water
For the Tomato Sauce:
- 2 cups Tomato puree
- 1 Garlic clove, finely minced
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1 tsp Dried Basil
- 1 tbsp sugar
- To taste Salt Pepper
Other Ingredients:
- ¼ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 cup Cheddar Cheese, grated
- 1 cup Pepper jack cheese, grated
- Pinch of Dried Oregano
Instructions
Prep the Dough:
- Combine all the ingredients for the crust in a mixing bowl. Mix and knead to form a soft, pliable dough. Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover and set aside for 15~20 minutes.
- Lightly grease a 8″ or 9″ square baking pan. Line the bottom with parchment and grease it lightly.
- Transfer the dough into the pan and spread it out in the bottom of the pan till the edges. Cover and let the dough rise until it is ½” thick.
Make the Sauce:
- Combine all the ingredients for the tomato sauce in small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and cook for 10~15 minutes. Keep the sauce warm.
Make the Pizza:
- Preheat the oven with 450°F. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese along the edges of the pizza. Spoon sauce over the pizza and top it with the pepper jack and mozzarella cheeses. Bake for 15 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese is golden brown.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Use a knife to loosen the edges of the pizza and slide it onto a wire rack to cool slightly. Slice the pizza and serve with more tomato sauce on the top. Enjoy!!
Notes
- I usually add ¼ cup of White Whole wheat flour to the dough for fiber and nutrition.
- Pepper jack, monterey jack or muenster cheeses as good substitute to brick cheese.
- Blend 4~5 medium size fresh tomatoes to make the puree.
Srivalli Jetti
Wow wow Pavani, you surely won my attention this week and I am going to be parked just here to read and drool over your pizzas, what a choice girl!..Btw reading about your lil one, I am surprised, guess kids are different sometimes..but then again if she loved this, I am sure it was simply too good, love how it looks…I have all those pizzas you mentioned planned to bake but never came about..now I will surely bake soon..:)
Ritu Tangri
Oh so cheesy pizza….. This is surely going to get so many wow…. Simple n supreb
Vaishali
This square pizza looks out of the world , the golden cheese looks radiant and the salad gives such a beautiful contrast to the pictures . All in all a beautiful , delicious pizza which I can gobble down even after eating a full fledged lunch .
Priya Suresh
Wow, this super cheesy pizza looks ultimate and absolutely sinful. I dont bother to finish that whole pizza anytime of the day.
Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth
That’s cheese and cheese all over it, wow! Nothing else…. My girls are also not cheese crazy but if there’s more on the pizza, they really don’t mind… hehe…
Kalyani
Am all for any variety of pizza . The elder one loves it and lil one doesn’t care for it, except when it’s classic margarita or topped simply with broccoli (yes!) . This is going to my bookmarks ! Gorgeous colour too:)
Sapana Behl
It is same everywhere even my girls can have pizza anytime otherwise they are very picky eaters. Love this Detroit style of pizza and bookmarking it to try soon.
Chef Mireille
wow – I could easily dig into this cheesalicious pizza!
Priya Srinivasan
wow pavani, love this!!! we guys have a pizza night every fortnight, all your ideas are going to be very useful!!
Love this cheese pizza, just pat them on to pan, cheese it and bake!!! loving it!!!
Soma Mukherjee
Wow loving this pizza , its so cheesilicious tempting my son is drooling and begging me to make this for his junk day this week, thanks for sharing the lovely recipe bookmarking it.
Nandita Gupta
I love this recipe and heard about Detroit Style Pizza for the very first time. Cheers to new discoveries and a great recipe!
Jyoti
That looks like a delicious pizza. And such lovely shots. Most kids love Cheese. But, some can be picky about it. Glad that your daughter liked it.
sujitha
Oh cheesy cheesy pizza.. after seeing the picture itself my calorie level gone high…. you share a wonderful recipe .. Thanks for the share..
Seema Doraiswamy Sriram
oooooh yummmmm. That’s a perfect weekend special.
priya satheesh
I am just drooling here… Anything with cheese, I am in ! This looks fabulous and loved the generous amount of cheese on it. Divine !
Geetanjali Tung
I love pizza but this one looks absolutely delicious. Its really drooling 🙂
Drashti Dholakia
Wow..this cheesy pizza looks absolutely yummy and will be loved by all. Superb clicks 🙂
Uma
Your pizza recipe looks really beautiful and delicious. My kids will be happy if do this with vegan cheese. Let me try this soon. Thank you!
themadscientistskitchen
Well your lo has company mine too does not like cheese. She can however eat pizza. This one she will love.
Avin
That’s quite possibly going to make me sleepless because I am going to be dreaming about this only🙂🙂
Love it❤