Thin Crust Pizza Dough
My thin crust pizza dough recipe only requires a few ingredients and about 30 minutes to make. Faster than delivery and gives you that authentic NY crispy pizza crust crunch.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Warm Water
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- 2 tsp active dry or instant yeast (one 0.25oz packet)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Adjust the oven rack to its highest position. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees or its highest setting. If using a pizza stone, add to the oven.
- Dissolve the sugar and yeast into warm water. Let sit until foamy (about 5 minutes)
- While the yeast is soaking, combine 1 cup of flour and the salt into a separate large bowl. Stir until the salt is evenly mixed into the flour
- Pour the yeast water into the bowl of flour and mix until smooth
- Stir in an additional 1/2 cup of flour
- Move dough to a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, slowly adding up to 1/2 cup more of flour as you go. Be sure to add the flour slowly as you knead. This will prevent the dough from becoming too dry
- Rest the dough for 5 minutes
- Divide into 2 equal parts and form into balls. The second ball can be wrapped into plastic and stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 3 months if desired.
- Begin pressing the dough into a circular shape. Stretch at the crust evenly to make a larger pizza. You are looking for a 12-inch diameter with roughly 1/8 inch thickness. If needed you can use a rolling pin to help roll out the dough.
- If opting to use a pan, spray with non-stick cooking spray and add a dusting of cornmeal to help prevent the dough from sticking to the pan during cooking. If using a pizza stone, skip this step.
- Spread a thin layer of sauce over the top of your pizza dough and bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes or until the edges begin to show a hint of color
- Remove the crust from the oven, add cheese and the rest of your toppings
- Bake for an additional 7-10 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and the crust is golden brown