Pizza Dough Question

If you like really thin crust like I do and can find 00 pizza flour, this is a great recipe:

http://www.fornobravo.com/PDF/Using-caputo-tipo00.pdf

I found some 00 pizza flour at the Dekalb Farmers market in Atlanta a few weeks back and have been using it.

I have also used the California Pizza kitchen dough recipe. We cook pizzas for the kids on most Friday nights. My wife usually makes the dough during the day and I cook. I let the kids top their own pizzas and they love it.

Good luck and let me know if you want the CPK dough recipe.

TC

Why not try your own dough? Here is a simple recipe:

No-Knead Pizza Dough

3 cups bread flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp instant yeast
1 cup luke warm water
3 Tbs olive oil

Mix the dry ingredients together, add the water, then the olive oil. Shape into a ball and put into a bowl sprayed with olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 2 hours minimum. Roll out on a floured board and let rise for another ½ hour. Then spray the top of the dough with olive oil to prevent the toppings from seeping into the dough. Add toppings and bake in BGE for 12 minutes at 425 high up in the dome. Use platesetter, then woo ring, grid on top then the pizza stone.

If FamilyGuy is cheating with Pillsbury from the dairy case, I’m really in trouble with this suggestion!
If I’m going to spring for a pre-made dough…I skip the dough part and go for the Boboli (sp?)….But talk about speed, convenience and a good crust! They do work very well in the Egg!
OTOH, making your own isn’t all that hard.
Here is a great recipe that is pretty easy and turns out every time.

Mom’s Pizza Dough
Dad’s Kitchen
(This is enough dough for two 12” thin crusts or one thick)

1 pk. Dry yeast
1 C. warm (100 F.) water
1 t. sugar
1 t. salt
2 T. olive oil
2-1/2 C. flour (all purpose / un bleached)
½ C. additional flour for the knead

1)) Dissolve the yeast in the water and let stand for about 5 minutes.

2)) Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well with a spoon.

3)) In the bowl…Add small amounts of the “kneading” flour, punching in with your fist until the dough cleanly pulls away from the sides of the bowl. This will take, more or less, about ½ C.

4)) Using you hands sped / stretch the dough to the desired shape

And a tip: If you are using a new (not well seasoned) stone, rub in a few drops of olive oil before placing the dough.

Trader Joes dough is decent. Their pizza sauce in jar is VERY good.