Pizza Dough for Thin Crust

• Ingredients (Makes 2 12-inch pizzas):
• 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 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup warm water 
• ½-1 tablespoon olive oil 
• cornmeal, for sprinkling

Directions:

1. In a  large mixing bowl put a little sugar into the warm water then prinkle yeast on top.Wait for 10 minutes or until it gets all foamy.
2. Add flour, salt, olive oil and mix until combine.
3. 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).
4. Cover and let rest for 20-30 minutes.
5. Lightly grease two 12-inch pizza pans or parchment paper and sprinkle with a little bit of cornmeal.
6. Pre-bake oven at 475 F for 10 minutes
7. Divide dough in half and place each half on a pizza pan and pat it with your fingers until it stretches over the whole pan or stretch the dough really thin and then spread olive oil on top before baking on a sheet of foil for 10 mins. Try to make it thicker around the edge.
8. Then spread with pizza sauce and use the toppings of your choice.
9. Bake at 475 F for 10-20 minutes longer or until bubbly and hot.

I used parchment paper only. Basically, I rolled out the crust on parchment paper that I laid out on a large cutting board. When the pizza was ready to put into the oven - I slid the parchment paper directly onto the oven rack. This cut the cooking time to about 10 to 12 minutes.