Thin-Crust Pizza

Name: Thin-Crust Pizza
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 (Makes two 13-inch pizzas)
Ingredients: 3 cups (16 1/2 ounces), bread flour, plus more for work surface (see note); 2 tablespoons, sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 1/3 cups, ice water (about 10 1/2 ounces) (see note); 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil, plus more for work surface; 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt; 1 (28-ounce) can, whole peeled tomatoes, drained and liquid discarded; 1 tablespoon, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon, red wine vinegar; 2 medium, garlic cloves, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 teaspoons); 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 1 ounce, finely grated Parmesan cheese (about 1/2 cup); 8 ounces, whole milk mozzarella, shredded (about 2 cups) (see note)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2011, America's Test Kitchen TV

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With ovens that reach only 500 degrees and dough that springs back when stretched, it's a challenge to produce parlor-quality pies at home. This recipe changes that.

SERVES4 to 6 (Makes two 13-inch pizzas)

TIME2¼ hours, plus 24 hours chilling and 1 hour standing

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Kneading our thin-crust pizza dough’s ingredients in the food processor was quicker and just as efficient as using a stand mixer. To keep our Thin-Crust Pizza recipe from puffing as it cooked and to infuse it with flavor, we let it proof in...

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