Quick and Easy Pizza Dough (Super Thin Crust)
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
711 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Quick and Easy Pizza Dough (Super Thin Crust)
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Want a quick and easy way to make perfect homemade pizzas from scratch - with a super thin crust! With a couple of neat cheats and shortcuts, you can have freshly-made pizza on the table in just 30 minutes. (With a proper bread pizza base NOT a scone pizza base!)
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Ingredients
Quick and Easy Pizza Dough
- 500 g Strong white bread flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 7 g Fast action yeast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (plus extra for greasing)
- 350 ml lukewarm water (you may not need all of this, see instructions below)
Pizza Toppings
- 350 g passata (I use Cirio Passata Rustica)
- 250 g grated mozzarella (or fresh mozzarella or grated cheddar – see Note 1)
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- Black pepper to taste
- Other toppings of choice (e.g. ham, peppers, onions, cooked chicken, black olives, mushrooms, tuna, pepperoni, sweetcorn etc.)
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 230C / 210C fan / gas mark 8 / 450F. Grease 4 large (30cm / 12 inch) pizza trays with a little olive oil. (Or 8 smaller ones – See Note 2.)
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, yeast and salt, then add the olive oil and stir. Slowly add the water until the mixture comes together to form a dough – the dough should just come together and should not be too wet/sticky. (You may not need all the water. Start with 300ml and see how it goes, add it in little bits after that.)
- Knead the pizza dough for 5 minutes on a floured surface.
- Divide the dough up into 4 equal sized pieces (or 8 if you are making small ones) – I use my scales to make this easier and more accurate.
- Roll out each piece out to roughly the size of the pizza tray. Put the rolled out dough in the pizza tray and stretch out gently to the full size of the pizza tray (this is because it will shrink slightly when you pick it up).
- Top each pizza with 4 tablespoons passata. Spread the passata all over the base using the back of a spoon, leaving a thin border all around the pizza. (Don’t use too much passata or it will make your pizzas soggy.)
- Top with the cheese, oregano, black pepper and any additional toppings of your choice. (See Note 3.)
- Cook your pizzas in your pre-heated oven for 10-15 minutes. You may find you need to move the pizzas around in your oven so they cook evenly.
- The pizzas are ready when the cheese is bubbling and the base is a light golden brown and crispy, not soggy. (If you discover as you are cutting the pizza that the base is still a bit soggy, just pop it back in the pizza tray and back in the oven for a couple more minutes.)
Notes
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- What cheese you use is up to you. You can use grated mozzarella, grated cheddar or torn fresh mozzarella. If you are just making a simple cheese and tomato pizza, I recommend using more cheese – around 300g / 10½oz. If you have a lot of other toppings you can reduce the cheese down to 200g / 7oz.
- This recipe can also be used to make 8 smaller (18cm / 7inch pizzas). If you don’t have a pizza tray, use a baking tray or cake tin of a similar size instead.
- The trick to getting a super thin crust is to only knead for 5 minutes and not prove the dough, so be careful not to leave the pizza dough to rest too long at any point or you will find the dough rises and you’ll have thick crust pizzas!
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
711kcal
(36%)
Carbohydrates
101g
(34%)
Protein
31g
(62%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Cholesterol
49mg
(16%)
Sodium
1001mg
(42%)
Potassium
586mg
(17%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
888IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
367mg
(37%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 711 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 711kcal | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 101g | 34% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 1001mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 586mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 888IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 367mg | 37% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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