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Detroit Deep Dish Cupping Pepperoni Pizza Recipe

Yield: 1 Pizza Servings
6 Ingredients
Detroit‑style crust with parmesan and provolone cheese, topped with mozzarella cheese, racing‑stripe pizza sauce, and Pepperoni

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Parmesan Cheese, Shredded
  • 9 ea. Provolone Cheese, Sliced Thin
  • 1 ea. Frozen Pizza Dough Ball, 24 Oz.
  • 8 oz. Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded
  • 6 oz. Pizza Sauce, Prepared
  • 2 cups Hillshire Farm® Cupping Pepperoni
A thick, airy Detroit‑style crust lined with parmesan and provolone cheese, topped with mozzarella cheese, racing‑stripe pizza sauce, and a generous layer of Hillshire Farm® Cupping Pepperoni that crisps into flavorful cups as it bakes. A rich, indulgent square‑cut pizza with bold, savory appeal.

Directions

  1. Evenly space frozen 24 oz. dough balls in an oiled, covered container.
  2. Thaw dough balls overnight in a cooler or at room temperature (3-5 hours) until workable.
  3. Preheat deck oven to 475°F.
  4. Spray a 13x9 Detroit-style pizza pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
  5. Sprinkle shredded parmesan cheese evenly all over bottom of the pizza pan.
  6. Lay 9 thinly sliced pieces of provolone cheese on top of parmesan cheese making sure the edges of cheese are folded up into walls of pizza pan.
  7. Take cold dough and press out onto a stainless steel table.
  8. Stretch and press out dough to be a larger diameter than the Detroit-style pizza pan.
  9. Place dough into pizza pan and stretch out to fit properly.
  10. Cover the entire surface of the dough with mozzarella cheese.
  11. Drizzle pizza sauce over cheese in three rows.
  12. Shingle Hillshire Farm® Cupping Pepperoni tightly over top of cheese and sauce.
  13. Place pizza in deck oven for approximately 15-20 minutes.
  14. Remove from oven and immediately place pizza onto a cutting board.
  15. Cut pizza into 8 equal square slices and serve as needed.