Italian Thin Crust Cheese Pizza
Recipe: #1078
October 22, 2011
Categories: Breads, Pizza, Pizza Dough, Cheese, Tomato, Italian, Game/Sports Day, Oven Bake, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Canned Tomatoes, Kosher Dairy, Vegetarian Dinner, Italian Dinner, more
"This is a very easy and great tasting pizza recipe I love to make. Don't let the simple ingredients make you think that this is a bland pizza, it is delicious. Regular diced tomatoes can be used in lieu of the fire roasted tomatoes but, there will be a difference in the flavour. Fresh herbs are best for this pizza. I do not recommend adding any toppings to this as the crust is too thin to hold anything heavy. Thanks John, for sharing this recipe with me."
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (240.1 g)
- Calories 337.4
- Total Fat - 16.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 6 g
- Cholesterol - 25.6 mg
- Sodium - 727.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 33.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
- Sugars - 8.6 g
- Protein - 15.7 g
- Calcium - 408.6 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 18.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
FOR THE SAUCE
Step 1
Drain tomatoes well in a colander.
Step 2
Pour into a non-reactive bowl.
Step 3
Add olive oil, sugar, and garlic, and then add fresh herbs.
Step 4
Mix together and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
FOR THE DOUGH
Step 5
In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
Step 6
In a smaller bowl, mix together the water and oil.
Step 7
Add to dry mixture and mix well.
Step 8
Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic.
Step 9
Oil a glass bowl and place dough in the bowl.
Step 10
Cover with plastic wrap.
Step 11
Place the bowl in a warm draft-free place for about 40 minutes, until doubled in size.
Step 12
Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 13
Strain the sauce mixture.
Step 14
Oil a 16” round pizza pan and spread the dough out on the pan.
Step 15
Stab here and there with a fork and let sit for 5 minutes.
Step 16
Spread sauce to about 1 inch from the edges.
Step 17
Top with mozzarella cheese about 1 inch from the edges.
Step 18
Bake for 10 minutes, until the crust is golden brown. (Every oven cooks differently, so watch this carefully as it can burn quite quickly)
Step 19
Broil until the cheese starts to bubble.
Step 20
Allow to cool a bit, before slicing.
Tips
No special items needed.