LloydPans Kitchenware Detroit Style Pizza Pan, Aluminium, Multi-Colour, 20.32 x 25.40 x 5.58 cm

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To make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a saucepan set over medium heat until shimmering. Stir in the garlic and pizza seasoning, cooking until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and sugar, bring to a simmer, and cook until the juices have reduced significantly and you have about 3 cups of sauce, about 20 minutes. Remove the sauce from the heat and set aside. Let’s start with the pan. Though it's traditional, you don’t need to go out and buy a Detroit-style pizza pan. When testing, we used a standard 13"-by-9" pan, and it still turned out delicious. After 30 minutes have passed, reach into the vessel and pull the dough up and into the center. Turn the vessel quarter turns and continue this pulling 8 to 10 times. Let the dough rest for another 30 minutes; then repeat the stretching and folding. After these two sets of stretches and folds, you should see a difference in the texture of the dough: it will be smoother, stronger, and more elastic.

Add Sauce: Use a small spoon to spread 2-3 lines of pizza sauce down the pan, over the cheese. Don’t cover all the cheese. It’s imperative to keep your pans clean. Fortunately, cleaning Authentic Detroit Style Pans is an easy process:

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Hi Alexandra. I’ve cross-referenced four different authentic Detroit-style pan pizza recipes, and everybody says the cheese goes on first, followed by the toppings and finally the sauce. (I read above that you don’t like to do it that way, and instead add some sauce first. Did I read that right?) We included a recipe for homemade pizza dough here, but you can absolutely make this using pizza dough bought in a store or from your favorite pizza restaurant. Just be sure to plan ahead—you’ll have to let your refrigerated pizza dough come to room temperature for about an hour on the counter before assembling. Mamoon, Omar (February 14, 2019). "Hip to Be Square: Detroit-Style Pizza Is Conquering America". Esquire . Retrieved July 8, 2023. a b c Schafer, Michael (June 19, 2013). "Motor City Export". Hour Detroit Magazine . Retrieved July 8, 2023.

Lande, Samantha (July 26, 2017). "5 Foods To Try in Detroit". Marriott Bonvoy Traveler . Retrieved July 8, 2023. As always, for best results, please use a digital scale to measure everything. Volume cups simply are not accurate. Dimpling is the method used to spread the dough to the edges of the pan using your fingers to stretch the dough. Lightly pressing on the dough as you move your fingertips along it will create a “dimpled” effect as well as gently eliminate air bubbles from the dough. Can you make Detroit pizza in a glass pan? Find measurements and complete instructions in the printable recipe card a the bottom of this post.When the dough is done resting, you’ll gently press the dough down with your fingers to get rid of some of the larger air bubbles and then sprinkle the grated Parmesan cheese along the edges of the dough. You can’t bake an Authentic Detroit Style Pizza without a square steel pan fashioned after the automotive parts trays originally used when the “Motor City Secret” was born, but authenticity comes with a costly and time-consuming break-in period. Not anymore. World Pizza Champion Shawn Randazzo has developed a revolutionary new patent pending seasoning process that eliminates the break-in period so pizzerias can save time and money with a more durable pan that’s uniquely suited for baking Authentic Detroit Style Pizza. Add shredded cheese to the dough all the way to the edges of the pan. Make sure the cheese touches the pan to allow for a crispy crust.

The story of Detroit’s Buddy’s Pizza, the “original” Detroit-style pizza, is that the owner used his mom’s Sicilian pizza recipe, but placed the dough in rectangular blue steel pans — these were “scrap” pans from the nearby auto plants.In the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment, knead the dough on low speed for 2 minutes and bump the speed up one notch and knead for 3 minutes more. From here, the process is the same as outlined above with the yeast-leavened dough. Turn the dough out onto a work surface and shape it into a ball. Transfer to a prepared pan (see yeast-leavened process photos above). UPDATE 2/10/2023: I now add a parbake. I have not updated the sourdough step-by-step photos yet, but will do so soon. Stay tuned! Like most baking pans from this top brand, this product is rust-resistant and assures long-lasting performance.