What is Detroit Style Pizza?

ah Detroit a city known for its cars music and pizza but not just any pizza we're talking about the unique and delicious Detroit style pizza so what exactly makes a pizza a Detroit style pizza well one of the most obvious characteristics is its rectangular shape and thick crust fun fact about that despite this clearly rectangular shape Detroit Pizza is almost universally referred to as Square Pizza got me then there's the sauce unlike a typically minimalist Neapolitan or New York style pizza sauce Detroit style pizza sauces are usually heavily seasoned with aromatics and are borderline sweet the sauce is always cooked ahead of time to reduce liquid and have a much thicker texture than a standard pizza sauce Detroit style pizza is also referred to as a red top which is a reference to its uncommon construction with toppings like cheese and pepperoni going on first and then sauce on top it's like a pizza and Focaccia had a baby and that baby is delicious the industrial blue steel pans historically used to bake Detroit style pizzas add to the pizza's unique texture and shape these pans also conduct heat like crazy giving the pizza that characteristic caramelized crust another component that's truly unique to Detroit Pizza is the cheese that it uses While most pizza recipes call for some blend of mozzarella a traditional Detroit style pizza uses loads of Wisconsin brick cheese this is a mild semi-soft cheese similar to Cheddar but with a higher fat content and a little more flavor the cheese is usually cut into cubes for topping these larger cheese pieces take longer to melt in the oven which helps it stay ooey gooey but not burned during the higher cook time of these pizzas which is usually about 15 minutes finally the dough is made using high protein bread flour and has a high hydration usually around 70 percent when it's done right the crust is light and Airy with an amazing crispness the final component unique to Detroit style pizza is the freako yes that is the official term for the crispy caramelized cheese that runs along the edges of a Detroit style pizza if you want to know more about how to make one of these culinary unicorns in your own home kitchen I have a video for that I'll put a link to it in the description below and hey thanks for watching I hope you hit that subscribe button and I love you lots

Channel: Patio Pizza

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Length: 2min 25sec (145 seconds)

Published: Sat Jan 21 2023