Thin crust pizza dough
Thin crust pizza dough recipe in the pizza category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 envelope dry yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 cup lukewarm water, 105 degrees F
- 1 3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour or bread flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Recipe method:
- Stir yeast and sugar into water.
- Let sit for 8 minutes or so.
- In a bowl or food processor, mix all purpose flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Add the yeast mixture.
- If using food processor, continue running until dough forms a ball, 10 to 20 seconds.
- By hand, mix with a sturdy spoon until ready to knead.
- On a floured surface turn out dough.
- Knead dough for 2 minutes or so.
- If dough is a little sticky, dust your fingers and counter with flour.
- Roll out by hand for a 12 inch pizza.
- Place in lightly oiled pizza pan using your fingertips to press up to the edge and forming a shallow lip.
- Sauce, cheese, and top with desired ingredients.
- Bake at 500 degrees F in pre heated oven for 8 to 12 minutes.
- The edges will turn a nice golden brown when done.
- Dough will be firm and crispy, not soggy and soft like many other doughs.
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