Detroit style deep dish pizza
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 small sweet onion, diced fine
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme/oregano
- 946 ml-large canned whole tomatoes, crushed by hand
- Salt to taste
Dough
- 300 grams bread flour
- 5 grams instant yeast
- 10 grams salt
- 220 millilitres water
- Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed
Toppings
- 400 grams shredded mozzarella
- 20 millilitres good olive oil
- 1/4 cup basil leaves
Directions
Pizza
1. In a Stand Mixer with a dough hook add the flour, yeast, and salt to the bow and slowly Stir to combine, then add the water. Mix slowly until the dough comes together then let it rest for 10min then mix for on low for 10 min or until the dough forms a smooth ball .Remove the dough and place into a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap, and set aside in a warm place until dough has roughly doubled in volume.
2. Drizzle a little olive oil in the bottom of an 8- by 8-inch cake pans. Split the dough in half and Add the the dough to the pan and coat in oil. Press down on dough and spread it till it covers the bottom. If it doesn’t reach the edge that’s cool just Spread it as much as possible without tearing. then cover tightly in plastic and rest for an hour at room temp . Now the dough should be able to reach the edges . Once dough is stretched, cover again and set aside for 10 min
3. For the sauce purée or hand crush the tomatoes with the olive oil and season well.
4. To make the pizza Preheat the oven to 550F. Then Press down on the dough to remove any bubbles. Add the with cheese first evenly all over the dough. Then cover with 1/2 the sauce.
5. Add the pizza to the oven and bake until edges are crisp and cheese is bubbly and starting to brown, 12 to 15 minutes and remove to serve .
6. Pop it out of the tray and serve
Sauce
1. Heat the olive oil, then add the onion, cooking for a few minutes or until translucent. Add the garlic afterward and cook for another minute or two.
2. Add the thyme/oregano and the tomatoes and bring to a boil. Skim off any froth and stir. Lower the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes until slightly reduced.
3. Season to taste
For Rod's phytophagous pizza (classic veggie done vegan)
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- ½ cup vegan mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup crimini mushrooms
- 1/4 cup peppers
- ¼ cup artichokes
- ¼ cup 1/zucchini
- ¼ cup basil
