Detroit-Style Pizza

Name: Detroit-Style Pizza
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, extra-virgin olive oil; 2 1/4 cups (11 1/4 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 1/2 teaspoons, sugar; 1 cup, water, room temperature; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 10 ounces, Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (2 1/2 cups); 1 cup, canned crushed tomatoes; 1 tablespoon, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon, chopped fresh basil; 1 , garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1 teaspoon, dried basil; 1/2 teaspoon, sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 1/4 teaspoon, salt

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2017, Cook's Country TV

Main Courses

Cheese

Pizza

We hit the streets and then hit the kitchen to uncover the secrets of this topsy-turvy Michigan favorite.

SERVES4

TIME1½ hours, plus 2 hours rising

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our challenge in creating a recipe for Detroit pizza—a crispy, buttery pizza from the Motor City—was figuring out how to mimic the tender crumb, the mild and melty cheese (which can be found only in Michigan), and the vibrant tomato sauce t...

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