Thin Crust Pizza Recipe, if you're into that sort of thing...

Last night, I had a hankering for pizza. We’d been eating out more than usual, so I wanted to stay away from greasy delivery pizzas. All the pizza dough recipes I had called for a long wait time for the dough to rise (1 hour or more). Since the stomach was a growlin’, I found what turned out to be a delicious thin crust recipe online. Since I haven’t cleaned my oven in a while, I decided to opt out of turning it to 500 degrees, and instead set it at 375…which worked out just fine!

Thin Crust Pizza Dough

• 1 envelope of dry yeast
• 1/4 teaspoon of sugar
• 3/4 cup of lukewarm water
• 1 3/4 cups of unbleached plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

1. Combine 1 envelope of dry yeast, 1/4 teaspoon of sugar and 3/4 cups of lukewarm water. Mix a little and let sit for 6-8 minutes.
2. Combine 1 3/4 cups of unbleached plain flour with 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a bowl or food processor.
3. Pour the water combination into the bowl (or food processor) and mix until ready to knead (around 30 second in a food processor). If using a bowl, mix with a spoon until you have a neat ball.
4. Prepare a lightly sprinkled surface with flour. Turn out dough and knead for around 2-3 minutes. Lightly cover your fingertips with flour if the mixture is a little sticky.
5. Roll out by hand for a 12'' base.
6. Place in 12'' lightly oiled oven pan. Press out dough to form a slight lip.
7. Prepare and apply your sauce and topping of choice.
8. Cook in a pre-heated over (500F) for 8-12 minutes (times may vary based on different ovens. Fan assisted oven will be quicker!).

http://www.recipepizza.com/doughs/thin_crust.htm

Since we were really low on groceries, I decided to go with the classic margarita toppings, tomato, fresh basil and mozzarella. I sliced the tomatoes and marinated them in garlic, olive oil and salt while I made the dough. After brushing the dough lightly with olive oil, I sprinkled with mozzarella cheese, topped with tomato slices, globbed on some tomato puree for some extra tang, and drizzled with olive oil. Jared wanted to add sliced steak to his side, but I'll leave that option up to you! I baked it for a while until the crust was lightly browned and the cheese was bubbly. When I removed it from the oven, I sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and  chopped fresh basil. It was deeee-lish!