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Super Thin Pizza Crust
10 ounces unbleached all-purpose flour, preferably gold medal (2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
1/2 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 1/4 ounces water, 100 to 105 degrees
1/4 cup olive oil
Weighing the flour and water is highly recommended as there are many factors that can affect the absorbent qualities of the flour.
Mix flour, yeast, honey and salt in a food processor with a steel blade.
Run the machine and add water and oil through the top, process for 30 seconds.
You may need to add just a bit more water if the dough feels dry.
Place the dough into a sealed container and refrigerate overnight.
Set oven rack and pizza stone on lowest setting and preheat to 500 degrees.
Remove dough from container and half.
Place half on center of large sheet of parchment paper.
Place large sheet of plastic wrap over dough and parchment.
Allow dough to rise for 10 minutes.
Roll the dough sandwiched between the parchment and plastic wrap trying to achieve an even thickness.
The dough should be about 14 inches in diameter.
Peel off plastic wrap and top as desired.
Place the pizza with parchment on the pizza stone and bake for about 10 minutes.
The parchment should slide out easily and allow for easy transfer to a cutting board.
Let cool and serve.
1 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup warm (110 degree) tap water
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
4 tablespoons olive oil
One 12-inch round pizza pan
*Note: If you double this recipe to make two pizzas, do not double the quantity of yeast.
Place the flour and salt in a 2-quart mixing bowl and stir well to mix; make a well in the center.
Measure the water and pour it into a small bowl. Sprinkle the yeast on the surface of the water and leave it to soften 3 or 4 minutes. Whisk the yeast and water together then whisk in 1 tablespoon of the oil.
Pour the liquid mixture to the well into the flour and stir with a rubber spatula to form a soft, sticky dough. Turn the dough out on a floured work surface. Knead the dough gently, folding it over on itself, and scraping it off the surface with a spatula or plastic scraper if it is very sticky. Avoid adding more flour to the dough -- that will produce a tough pizza. Knead for about 5 minutes, until the dough is smooth and no longer so sticky.
Rinse and dry the bowl. Spread 1 tablespoon oil all around the inside of the bowl. Form the dough into a ball and place in the bowl. Turn the ball upside down, so that the top surface of the dough is oiled, and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Allow dough to rise at room temperature about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk. For advance preparation, cover and refrigerate the dough several hours or even overnight.
To form the pizza crust, generously flour the work surface. Flour your hand and scrape the dough from the bowl in one piece, without stretching or folding it. Place the dough on the floured work surface so that what was on top in the bowl is now underneath.
Scatter a tablespoon or so of flour over the dough and press down on it with the palm of the hand. Be careful to keep the dough an even disk shape. If the dough is freshly made, it may resist slightly. Should that happen, cover it with plastic wrap and allow it to rest for about 5 minutes, then resume the process. If the dough has been rested for a long time either in the refrigerator or at room temperature, it will respond easily.
Form your right hand into a fist and begin to press the dough in a circle, about 1/2-inch in from the edge of the dough, with the middle joints of your fingers (as though knocking on a door). Pull gently with your other hand on the edge of the dough, opposite where the dough is being pressed. Continue around the crust two or three times in this manner to flatten and widen it. For a rectangular crust, press and pull the dough into a rectangular shape -- use a rolling pin of the dough resists. Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil onto a round or rectangular pizza pan and spread it with the palm of one hand. Fold the crust in half and transfer it to the oiled pan. Unfold the dough and press it into place in the pan with the palms of both hands, gently stretching from the center outward. If the dough resists, cover with plastic wrap and allow it to rest for about 5 minutes, then resume the process.
When the dough is properly stretched, it should be about 1/8-inch thick and have a 1/2-inch wide border which is slightly thicker.
Set racks at the lowest and highest levels of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees.
Super Thin Pizza Crust
10 ounces unbleached all-purpose flour, preferably gold medal (2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
1/2 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 1/4 ounces water, 100 to 105 degrees
1/4 cup olive oil
Weighing the flour and water is highly recommended as there are many factors that can affect the absorbent qualities of the flour.
Mix flour, yeast, honey and salt in a food processor with a steel blade.
Run the machine and add water and oil through the top, process for 30 seconds.
You may need to add just a bit more water if the dough feels dry.
Place the dough into a sealed container and refrigerate overnight.
Set oven rack and pizza stone on lowest setting and preheat to 500 degrees.
Remove dough from container and half.
Place half on center of large sheet of parchment paper.
Place large sheet of plastic wrap over dough and parchment.
Allow dough to rise for 10 minutes.
Roll the dough sandwiched between the parchment and plastic wrap trying to achieve an even thickness.
The dough should be about 14 inches in diameter.
Peel off plastic wrap and top as desired.
Place the pizza with parchment on the pizza stone and bake for about 10 minutes.
The parchment should slide out easily and allow for easy transfer to a cutting board.
Let cool and serve.