When I made this my dough didn't double in size and I was getting all upset with myself knowing I screwed up somewhere. But I continued on and made the pizza. I was so surprised how good it turned out! I put olives on half the pizza because my son loves olives...I don't. He cannot understand why I don't like olives.
Easy Thin Crust Pizza
Slightly adapted from Smitten Kitchen
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1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp active dry yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water (up to an additional 1 to 2 tbsp more)
1 tbsp olive oil
Stir together flours, salt and yeast in a large bowl. Add the water and olive oil and mix until it closely resembles a ball (it won't all come together). Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Dump all the bits that didn't come together in the center of the dough. Knead into a ball. If it is not coming together, turn the bowl over to cover the dough and leave for a about 5 minutes. It should now be easier to work with.
Knead the dough for a couple of minutes. Lightly oil the bowl you had just used. Put the dough in the bowl and turn around to coat with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap and leave for 1 to 2 hours, or until it has doubled in size (mine didn't double :( ).
Turn the dough back onto your lightly floured surface and gently press the air out of the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for about 20 minutes.
Preheat your oven to the highest temperature it will go to. Sprinkle your pizza pan with some cornmeal. Roll out the dough and transfer to your pizza pan. Top as desired (go easy on the toppings as this is a thin crust). Bake for about 10 minutes.
Looks delish Asi!!!! And I'm with your son, I love black olives too! I've seen a couple of recipes where they mix everything together at once. I've always wondered how that worked out. Nice to know it does work!
ReplyDeleteThx Nasham...Hasan cannot understand why I don't like olives. If it wasn't for the olives I think I would have eaten the whole thing :)
ReplyDeleteOnce a cheese lover always a cheese lover right??? :)
ReplyDeleteYes...I do love cheese...but after this pizza I still cannot cross yeast off my least. I don't feel like I have conquered it since there was no proofing of the yeast.....my battle continues....
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