How to Make Homemade Detroit-Style Pizza
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Alexandra's Kitchen · by Alexandra Stafford★ 4.8

How to Make Homemade Detroit-Style Pizza

NUTRITION · PER SERVING1455M COOK
CAL 37%·PRO 68%
CARBS 80G44% OF CAL
3G FIBER73G OTHER3G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 31G38% OF CAL
16G SAT15G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Detroit-style pizza features a rectangular focaccia-like crust that's light, airy, and topped with crispy cheese frico edges. It's loaded with sauce, cheese, pepperoni, and vegetables. Designed to feed a crowd, it's a casual, indulgent crowd-pleaser.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 6
  • 288 grams (2.25 cups) bread flour
  • 6 grams (1.5 teaspoons) kosher salt
  • 2 grams (1/2 teaspoon) instant yeast, SAF is my preference
  • 240 grams (about 1 cup) cold water
  • 255 grams (1.75 cups + 1 tablespoon) bread flour
  • 100 grams (1/2 cup) active, bubbly sourdough starter
  • 185 grams (3/4 cup) water
  • 1 tablespoon (14 g) softened butter
  • 1 teaspoon (5 g) olive oil
  • 6 ounces pre-shredded Cheddar (for the cheese frico crust)
  • 4 ounces pre-shredded low-moisture, whole-milk mozzarella (for the cheese frico crust)
  • 6 ounces hand-grated low-moisture, whole-milk mozzarella for the interior surface (Calabro is my favorite)
  • 2 ounces thinly sliced pepperoni, I love Applegate
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 1/4 cup pickled jalapeños or other pickled peppers (such as Mama Lil’s), or to taste, optional
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce, such as this one or this one, or your favorite jarred sauce
  • light drizzle honey, optional
PREP
1440M
SODIUM
1276MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.