Recipe: Yummy Thin crust pizza dough

Thin crust pizza dough. Using your knuckles and backs of your hands, toss the dough into the air in a circular motion, spinning the dough. This thins the center of the dough and forms the padded edge of the pizza. Sprinkle with a little bit of cornmeal.

Divide the dough in half and roll out as directed in the pizza recipe. The rolled crust should be very thin. Transfer the pizza, parchment and all, to your baking stone. You can cook Thin crust pizza dough using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Thin crust pizza dough

1. You need 4 1/2 cups of unbleached bread flour.
2. You need 1/4 cup of coarse cornmeal.
3. Prepare 1 tablespoon of yeast.
4. You need 1 tablespoon of sugar.
5. Prepare 2 teaspoons of salt.
6. It's 2 teaspoons of granulated garlic.
7. Prepare 12 ounces of bottled water.
8. You need 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil.
9. It's 1/4 cup of whole milk.

That pizza made me determined to make my own pizza dough from then on. Needless to say this pizza dough was one of those recipes that was passed down for I can't tell you how many years. And trust me it is the best Pizza Dough. You can make it thin crust or thick crust whatever suits you, then you can top it with whatever fresh ingredients.

Thin crust pizza dough step by step

1. Using a stand mixer, pour in wet ingredients at room temperature. And then add the dry with the yeast not touching the salt. Start mixing at speed one..
2. Mix at speed 2 to 3 until mixed and you can form a windowpane..
3. Scale into 4 equal parts and place in oiled containers..
4. Cover and let proof until doubled in size..
5. Lightly sprinkle pan with cornmeal and place dough on pan, forming to full size once on the pan..
6. Top and bake in a preheated oven at 450°F for 14 to 20 minutes depending upon your pan, oven, and topping..

You can make two pizzas, or save one ball of dough for later. Once your dough is rolled out, place it on a lightly oiled pizza baking sheet. This is the best thin crust pizza dough recipe in the world! It's easy to prepare, and it has an amazing fluffy yet crispy edge with a thin center. The battle of thick crust versus thin crust.