Thin Crust Pizza Dough
 
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A kneaded thin crust pizza dough. You can control how thick it rises by how long you let the rolled out dough rise before removing the parchment and dressing.
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Recipe type: Thin Crust Pizza Dough
Serves: 2x12" pizza crusts
Ingredients
2x12” pizzas
  • ¾ cup (175 g) Water - Lukewarm
  • 1½ tsp (5 g) Yeast
  • 2 cup (250 g) All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ¾ tsp Sea Salt
  • 3 TBSP (35 g) Olive Oil
  • 2 pieces about 15x15” - Parchment paper
  • For parchment paper - Non-stick spray or vegetable oil
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl whisk warm water and yeast until the yeast dissolves. I find adding a touch of honey or sugar helps.
  2. In a medium bowl whisk dry ingredients.
  3. Add the olive oil to the yeast mixture.
  4. Add the flour mixture to the water/yeast mixture, mixing with a large wooden spoon.
  5. The dough should be slightly sticky. If too sticky, add some flour.
  6. Lightly flour your counter and knead the dough for 5 minutes.
  7. Place in a large greased bowl such as the bowl the flour was measured in.
  8. Cling wrap.
  9. Ferment: Let doough rise for 30 minutes.
  10. Part way through rise, heat oven to 450°F/230°C/Gas 8 - Hot with a pizza stone or steel cookie sheet on the bottom rack. A stone or sheet is not required but does help. The oven should heat up for about 30 minutes.
  11. Punch down dough and divide into 2 equal parts. You can make 2 pizzas or place one in a plastic bag and refrigerate.
  12. Roll out the dough between 2 sheets of greased parchment paper.
  13. Optional Proof: If you want a thicker crust, let the dough rise for up to 10 minutes. You can have dough from cracker thin with no proof to about ¼" (1/2 cm) with a full proof.
  14. Remove the top parchment sheet. It peels off easily.
  15. Dress the dough with your favourite sauce and toppings.
  16. Leaving the pizza on the parchment paper, bake for 10-12 minutes.
  17. Remove from oven, slide off the paper and serve
Recipe by On Bread Alone at https://onbreadalone.com/recipes/thin-crust-pizza-dough/