Description
Enjoy a homemade Detroit style pizza using convenient frozen bread dough. This recipe features a thick, airy crust with a crispy, cheesy edge topped with tangy tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
1 pound frozen bread dough, thawed according to package instructions
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup pizza sauce
1/2 cup shredded brick cheese or Monterey Jack cheese
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 500°F (260°C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch rectangular metal baking pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
Once the frozen bread dough is thawed, transfer it to the prepared pan. Using your fingers, gently press and stretch the dough to evenly cover the bottom of the pan. If the dough resists stretching, let it rest for 5 minutes and then continue.
Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil evenly over the dough surface. Let the dough rest in the pan at room temperature for 15 minutes to rise slightly.
Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over the dough, making sure to cover the edges to create the signature crispy cheese crust.
Add the shredded brick cheese or Monterey Jack cheese evenly on top of the mozzarella layer.
Bake the pizza in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden and crispy around the edges.
Remove the pizza from the oven and spoon the pizza sauce evenly over the cheese layer in three parallel stripes across the pizza.
Sprinkle the dried oregano, garlic powder, crushed red pepper flakes, and grated Parmesan cheese evenly over the sauce.
Return the pizza to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbly and the crust is fully cooked.
Remove the pizza from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes before slicing into squares and serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes