PIZZA FORMULA RECIPES

Steps:

• "1. Weigh out liquid ingredients and place in large mixing bowl. Weigh out dry ingredients and whisk together, separate from wet ingredients. (Note: if you don't have a mixing bowl, my instructor said you'll have to mix by hand. You'd still want to do wet and dry ingredients separate.) 2. Pour dry ingredients into the mixing bowl. If using a mixer, use a low speed and stop to scrape down the sides and bottom to evenly combine. Continue mixing until all ingredients are incorporated and a smooth dough ball is formed. 3. Remove the dough ball from the mixer and place in oil coated container with a lid or saran wrap. Place in refrigerator for at least 10 hours to allow for fermentation and flavor development; keep it in there no longer than 48 hours. 4. Remove dough and cut into four even pieces. (For larger pizzas, cut into two pieces.) Place dough on floured surface and cover with saran wrap for 1-3 hours. 5. Shape pizza and top."

Steps:

• Pour warm water into the bowl of stand mixer; mix in yeast and sugar and let dissolve. Add 2 teaspoons olive oil, salt, and bread flour. Knead mixture together with a dough hook attachment until dough is very smooth, soft, and elastic.
• Drizzle remaining olive oil over the bottom of a 10x14-inch Detroit-style pizza pan and spread around with your fingers. Place dough in the center; pull and stretch into a roughly rectangular shape with oiled fingers. Cover and let rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Prepare sauce and cheese in the meantime.
• Combine marinara sauce, oregano, red pepper flakes, and garlic powder in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Simmer to fully hydrate the oregano and garlic, about 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 500 to 550 degrees F (260 to 288 degrees C).
• Dice Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheese into small cubes. Toss lightly to mix together.
• Rub fingertips with some olive oil from the pan. Press out air from the dough while stretching and pushing into a rectangle that goes all the way to the edges of the pan. Stretch up the sides about 1/2 inch or so.
• Lay most of the pepperoni onto the dough. Scatter cheese cubes evenly on top, making sure to fully cover all the edges where dough meets the pan. Ladle sauce on top in 3 long strips. Arrange remaining pepperoni over the sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pizza is somewhere between golden brown and golden black, about 15 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes.
• Very carefully slide pizza onto a cutting board using a spatula. Cut into individual pieces using the lines of sauce as a guide.