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    Home » Pizza » Detroit Style Pizza

    Detroit Style Cheese Pizza Recipe

    Published: Dec 11, 2017 · Modified: Jun 26, 2020 by Pavani · 29 Comments

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    Detroit Style Cheese Pizza is a cheesy and delicious dish that is sure to WOW everyone.

    Steel rack with Detroit style cheese pizza

    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.

    Steel rack with cheese pizza

    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.

    Photos of dry ingredients - flour, salt, instant yeast

    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:

    Step by step photos showing the making of pizza crust
    • 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:

    Step by step photos with dough being spread in a square baking pan and sprinkled with grated cheese
    • 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!!
    Blue plate with Detroit Style pizza slice and green salad

    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.
    Wire rack with Cheese pizza

    Detroit Style Cheese Pizza

    Detroit Style Cheese Pizza is a cheesy and delicious dish that is sure to WOW everyone. Chewy crust, yummy tomato sauce and cheesy top -- perfect pizza for any time of the day!!
    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 15 mins
    Cook Time: 30 mins
    Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
    Course: bread, breads, Main Course, Main Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 4 Servings

    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.
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    1. Srivalli Jetti

      December 12, 2017 at 4:14 am

      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..:)

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    2. Ritu Tangri

      December 13, 2017 at 2:49 am

      Oh so cheesy pizza..... This is surely going to get so many wow.... Simple n supreb

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    3. Vaishali

      December 13, 2017 at 3:23 am

      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 .

      Reply
    4. Priya Suresh

      December 13, 2017 at 1:29 pm

      Wow, this super cheesy pizza looks ultimate and absolutely sinful. I dont bother to finish that whole pizza anytime of the day.

      Reply
    5. Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth

      December 14, 2017 at 2:28 am

      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...

      Reply
    6. Kalyani

      December 14, 2017 at 8:10 am

      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:)

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    7. Sapana Behl

      December 14, 2017 at 12:02 pm

      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.

      Reply
    8. Chef Mireille

      December 23, 2017 at 2:51 pm

      wow - I could easily dig into this cheesalicious pizza!

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    9. Priya Srinivasan

      January 18, 2018 at 2:23 pm

      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!!!

      Reply
    10. Soma Mukherjee

      March 09, 2018 at 2:21 am

      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.

      Reply
    11. Nandita Gupta

      March 09, 2018 at 5:15 am

      I love this recipe and heard about Detroit Style Pizza for the very first time. Cheers to new discoveries and a great recipe!

      Reply
    12. Jyoti

      March 09, 2018 at 7:15 am

      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.

      Reply
    13. sujitha

      March 09, 2018 at 10:47 am

      Oh cheesy cheesy pizza.. after seeing the picture itself my calorie level gone high.... you share a wonderful recipe .. Thanks for the share..

      Reply
    14. Seema Doraiswamy Sriram

      March 09, 2018 at 6:27 pm

      oooooh yummmmm. That's a perfect weekend special.

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    15. priya satheesh

      March 09, 2018 at 10:27 pm

      I am just drooling here... Anything with cheese, I am in ! This looks fabulous and loved the generous amount of cheese on it. Divine !

      Reply
    16. Geetanjali Tung

      March 09, 2018 at 10:36 pm

      I love pizza but this one looks absolutely delicious. Its really drooling 🙂

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    17. Drashti Dholakia

      March 09, 2018 at 11:42 pm

      Wow..this cheesy pizza looks absolutely yummy and will be loved by all. Superb clicks 🙂

      Reply
    18. Uma

      March 10, 2018 at 2:35 am

      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!

      Reply
    19. themadscientistskitchen

      March 10, 2018 at 4:16 am

      Well your lo has company mine too does not like cheese. She can however eat pizza. This one she will love.

      Reply
    20. Avin

      March 10, 2018 at 7:55 am

      That's quite possibly going to make me sleepless because I am going to be dreaming about this only🙂🙂
      Love it❤

      Reply
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