Thin and crispy pizza dough

Description:

This dough makes a crispy and thin crust that is ideal for gourmet pizzas and is also simple to make. The preparation methods used and the ingredients used bring out varied flavors to deliver a great tasting pizza bread.

Yields:
1            x            12” Pizza

Ingredients:

• 80mls Water, lukewarm
• ½ tsp Active Dry Yeast
• 1½tsp White Sugar
• 140g White Bread Flour
• 1 tsp Olive Oil
• ¼ tsp Salt

Tools Used:

• Medium Mixing Bowl
  
• Digital Food Scale
• Silicone Spatula
• Stand Mixer (optional)
• Proofing Bowl

Method:

1. Combine the water, sugar and yeast in a medium sized mixing bowl and then let it stand for 5 minutes until the ingredients are dissolved.
2. When dissolved add the bread flour, olive oil and salt. Mix with a spatula until all the ingredients are combined.
3. Knead the dough by hand for approximately 8 minutes or alternative use a Stand Mixer with a dough hook for approximately 5 minutes. The pizza dough should appear smooth when stretched.
4. Place the dough ball in a proofing bowl for approximately 3 hours or until the dough has tripled in size.