Mini Detroit-Style Pizzas

Ingredients

• Refrigerated tube pizza dough
• Crushed tomatoes
• Garlic
• Oregano
• Red pepper flakes
• Salt & pepper
• Pinch of sugar
• Tomato paste
• White cheddar, shredded
• Extra white cheddar cut into strips for the edges
• Mini pepperoni
• Serrano peppers, thinly sliced
• Hot honey
• Parmesan

Method

1. Heat oven to 500°F.
2. Grease small straight-sided pans or mini pizza pans.
3. Roll out the dough, cut to fit each pan, and press it into the bottoms.
4. Pre-bake 4 minutes.
5. For the sauce, blend crushed tomatoes with garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, a pinch of sugar, and a little tomato paste. No cooking required.
6. Place strips of cheddar around the perimeter of each crust to create an extra-crispy cheese edge, then cover the pizzas with shredded cheddar all the way to the edges.
7. Top with sauce, mini pepperoni, and thinly sliced Serranos.
8. Bake 12–15 minutes, or until deeply golden, bubbly, and crispy around the edges.
9. Let cool briefly, remove from the pans, then finish with hot honey and Parmesan.