Lower Calorie Thin Crust Pizza

Lower Calorie Thin Crust Pizza

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour (may substitute whole wheat flour for 1 cup of the all-purpose)

1 (¼ ounce) package active dry yeast

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup warm water

½-1 tablespoon olive oil

cornmeal , for sprinkling

1. Directions:

2. Mix a little sugar into the warm water.

3. Sprinkle yeast on top.

4. Wait for 10 minutes or until it gets all foamy.

5. Pour into a large bowl.

6. Add flour, salt, olive oil.

7. Knead for 6-8 minutes until you have a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (add a bit more flour if you need to).

8. Cover and let rest for 20-30 minutes.

9. Lightly grease two 12-inch pizza pans.

10. Sprinkle with a little bit of cornmeal.

11. Divide dough in half.

12. Place each half on a pizza pan and pat it with your fingers until it stretches over the whole pan.

13. Try to make it thicker around the edge.

14. If desired, pre-bake at 425 F for 10 minutes (I don't always do this).

15. Then spread with pizza sauce and use the toppings of your choice.

16. Bake at 425 F for 10-20 minutes longer or until bubbly and hot.

17. Makes 2 12-inch pizzas.

18. If you don't want to use all the dough, you can freeze it.

19. Take a portion of dough, form into a ball, rub olive oil over it and place it in a freezer bag (the oil makes it easier to take out of the bag).

20. When you want to make a pizza, take dough out of freezer and allow to thaw before using.

Read more: http://low-cholesterol.food.com/recipe/pizza-dough-for-thin-crust-pizza-70165#ixzz1n4Galls5

To make one pizza use above recipe with these ingredients:

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (may substitute whole wheat flour for 1 cup of the all-purpose)

1 (1⁄8; ounce) package active dry yeast

1⁄8; teaspoon salt

½ cup warm water

¼-½ tablespoon olive oil

½ to taste cornmeal , for sprinkling

Serving Size: 1 (565 g)

Servings Per Recipe: 1- Whole pizza

Amount Per Serving

% Daily Value

Calories 610.1

Calories from Fat 46

64%

Total Fat 5.1 g

7%

Saturated Fat 0.7 g

3%

Cholesterol 0.0 mg

0%

Sodium 299.2 mg

12%

Total Carbohydrate 120.7 g

40%

Dietary Fiber 5.1 g

20%

Sugars 0.4 g

1%

Protein 17.5 g

35%