Thin Pizza Crust

Total Time: 2 hrs 32 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/4 cups water (110 degrees)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 1/2-4 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 2 dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. let proof for 5 minutes or until foamy. can use rapid rise yeast.
• 3 stir in salt, oil, and 2 cups of flour. mix well.
• 4 add 1 1/2 cups flour: stir until a sticky ball forms.
• 5 knead 5 minuted on flour surface until smooth and elastic. coat with cooking spray, place in a bowl and cover.
• 6 let rise 30 minutes for thicker dough, and 2 hours for thinner dough.
• 7 after rising time punch down. thinner crust divide in half. if thicker crust use all of dough. let rest 10 minutes.
• 8 dust pizza pan with cornmeal. flatten dough on pan; gently pulling and stretching to fit pan, if it resists let dough rest another 5 minutes.
• 9 brush with oil. take a fork and pierce dough several times to keep dough from forming air pockets. bake for 7 minutes.
• 10 take dough out and put you favorite topping on and then continue baking for another 7 to 10 minutes.
• 11 if you want to make grilled pizza i usually make small individual pizzas that way everyone can add their own topping from an array of ingredients. place flattened dough on grill for about 5 minutes flip and add all ingredients for pizza. cook until cheese is melted and bottom of crust is crispy.