Best 4 Crispy Chewy Pizza Dough Recipes

JAY'S SIGNATURE PIZZA CRUST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and brown sugar in the water, and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Stir the salt and oil into the yeast solution. Mix in 2 1/2 cups of the flour.
• Turn dough out onto a clean, well floured surface, and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough into a well oiled bowl, and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise until double; this should take about 1 hour. Punch down the dough, and form a tight ball. Allow the dough to relax for a minute before rolling out. Use for your favorite pizza recipe.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). If you are baking the dough on a pizza stone, you may place your toppings on the dough, and bake immediately. If you are baking your pizza in a pan, lightly oil the pan, and let the dough rise for 15 or 20 minutes before topping and baking it.
• Bake pizza in preheated oven, until the cheese and crust are golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.

CRISPY PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Place ingredients (except corn meal) in order listed in bread machine, and run the dough setting.
• When the dough cycle finishes, place in a bowl with a little olive oil in it and turn dough to coat with oil.
• Cover and let rise in a warm spot 45 minutes.
• Knead dough a few times and then cut into 4-8 separate pieces; depending on how big you want your crusts.
• Lightly oil and pre-heat iron skillet on medium-high heat. you want the skillet hot.
• Get out a metal stew pot or any pan or object with a circular base at least 10 inches diameter.
• Sprinkle about a tbs of corn meal into skillet.
• Place one of the pieces of dough in the skillet and press down with the pan bottom to flatten the dough. No need to roll first. The crust will not be perfectly round, but so what? It looks home made right? Push the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness and hold for about 30 seconds.
• Take pan out of skillet. Dough will stick to the bottom and come out of the skillet as well.
• Sprinkle more cornmeal into skillet.
• Peel the dough off the pan and put back in the skillet with the un-seared side down. Flatten any parts that squeezed out from the side of the pan on your first press.
• Leave in skillet 30 seconds.
• Remove from skillet.
• You've got thin pizza crust!
• •To make pizza--.
• Put sauce, cheese and toppings on crust.
• Pre-heat iron skillet in 410 degree oven.
• Place pizza in skillet.
• Bake for 12 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let stand in skillet for 5 minutes. Remove to a plate with a spatula.
• Eat pizza. Give a five star review on recipezaar.com.

CRISPY CHEWY PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine flour, water and salt and let rest for 20 minutes. Add sugar and yeast and knead on high speed for 8 minutes until smooth and glossy. Pour 2 T. of oil into a bowl and coat the sides. Turn the dough into the bowl and add 1 T. of oil to the top. Let rise for 2-2.5 hours. Preheat oven for 1 hour at 450 degrees. Pout 2 T. of oil onto a baking sheet and coat. Pout dough onto baking sheet and spread out. Poke about 30 holes in the dough with a fork and bake for 20-25 minutes. Top with your choice of sauce and toppings.

THIN-CRUST PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast and sugar in hot water in a bowl. Let stand until yeast forms a creamy foam, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Mix 1 3/4 cup flour and salt in a large bowl. Pour in yeast mixture; mix well until dough comes together.
• Transfer dough to a floured surface and knead until smooth, adding remaining 1/4 cup flour if dough is too sticky, about 2 minutes. Roll dough into a 12-inch circle. Transfer to a greased pizza pan.