Thin Pizza

Thin or fat pizza? Who likes what! The thinnest and most crunchy is traditionally cooked in Rome. In Naples, it is also not thick, but softer. But Americans usually prefer pizza on a fluffy dough, which sometimes resembles just a yeast open pie. By the way, many Russians like this option, especially grandmothers who traditionally want to feed their grandchildren more satisfying and tasty. If you prefer a more Italian version, then check out our recipe in practice. The pizza comes out really thin and quite crispy, especially if you don't overdo it with the sauce.

Ingredients

• tomato sauce - 5 tbsp l.
• mozzarella - 150 g
• hard cheese - 100 g
• extra virgin olive oil - 1 tbsp. l.
• green basil - 8 leaves
• dry yeast - 5 g
• drinking water - 125 ml
• flour - 200 g
• salt - 1/2 tsp.
• extra virgin olive oil - 2 tbsp l.

Directions

1. Make a thin pizza dough. Pour dry yeast into a small bowl and pour 3 tbsp. l. warm water. Stir with a spoon and let sit for 15 minutes to activate the yeast.
2. Sift flour and salt through a fine sieve onto a work table in the form of a slide. Make a small "well" on top. Pour the yeast mixture into it, the remaining water and start kneading the dough with a fork or hand.
3. Stir the pizza dough in a circle, in the same direction all the time, grabbing the flour from the sides of the well. Then add 1 tbsp to the dough. l. olive oil and knead until smooth, 10 minutes.
4. Form a ball from the resulting pizza dough. Place it in a bowl and brush with the remaining olive oil. Tighten the top of the bowl with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place for 1 hour to double in volume.
5. Heat the oven to 220 ° C. Put the dough on a table covered with flour and knead slightly. Roll into a thin flat cake, 25-30 cm in diameter. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
6. Brush the base of the thin pizza with the tomato sauce. Cut the mozzarella into slices or slices, grate the hard cheese on a fine grater. Put the mozzarella on a dough cake greased with tomato sauce and sprinkle with cheese.
7. Bake the thin pizza for 10-15 minutes (the cheese should melt). Drizzle with olive oil, garnish with basil.