Tavern Style Chicago Thin Crust Pizza
  1. In a food processor, combine the bread flour and cold butter. Pulse until the butter is broken down into small, gravel-like bits.

  2. Dissolve the yeast in 90g (¼c + 2T) of ice cold water and the salt in another 90g (¼c + 2T) of ice cold water.

  3. Add the yeast water and salt water to the flour-butter mixture in the food processor. Pulse for 20-30 seconds until the dough is evenly hydrated. Be careful not to overmix.

  4. Transfer the dough onto a work surface and knead for 2 minutes until it forms a homogeneous ball.

  5. Round the dough into a ball, place it in a bowl, cover, and ferment for 2 hours.

  6. After 2 hours, divide the dough into two equal pieces. Perform a preshape by folding in the sides and rounding off the dough into a ball. Cover the dough balls and let them rest for 20 minutes to relax the gluten.

  7. Press the dough ball flat with a pizza pan or large pot then roll out each dough ball into a 12” (30cm) round

  8. Use a pizza docking tool or a fork to pierce the dough to prevent large bubbles from for...

  9. Preheat the oven to 550°F, Bake for about 10 minutes until the crust is deeply baked and the cheese is bubbly and golden brown.

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🍕Pizza

Cuisine🇮🇹Italian

Occasions🍽️Casual Dining📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h

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