| Pizza is one of the most popular foods in
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| | 4 inch thick and no chance to rise before
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| America today with 93% of Americans
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| | baking. Traditional New York style pizza
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| eating at least 1 pizza a month. What's
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| | (thin crust) is currently the most
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| the secret behind this Italian specialty
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| | popular and has a crust so pliable it can
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| and why are Americans so in love with it?
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| | fold without splitting. Thin crusts are
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| According to the experts, a perfect pizza
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| | mixed until smooth and are often
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| begins with the perfect crust. The best
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| | hand-tossed. On the other hand, some
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| pizza is only as good as its crust and a
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| | people prefer thick chewy crusts and this
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| large number of Americans agree with
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| | can be achieved with either fresh or
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| this. In a recent poll, over 1/3 of
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| | chilled dough by simply letting it
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| Americans believe that the crust is the
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| | rise.Deep-dish pizza or Chicago-style
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| most important part of the pizza. Whether
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| | pizza is another popular kind and is made
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| the pizza is thick or thin,
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| | with under-mixed dough that has a
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| cheese-stuffed or hand-tossed, deep-dish
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| | cake-like texture. The crust turns out
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| or gourmet, a good crust is the key.A
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| | biscuit-like because it is pre-baked
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| well-made pizza crust has the perfect
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| | before the toppings are added.
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| combination of flavor and texture. It
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| | Cracker-crust pizza is gaining acceptance
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| should never be bland or difficult to
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| | and is made by under-mixing the dough,
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| chew. Most pizza crusts contain only
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| | allowing it to ferment for a few hours,
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| basic ingredients: water, flour, yeast,
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| | then sheeting it. Pan-style pizza
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| shortening, salt and sugar. What magic
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| | utilizes thick dough and is cooked in
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| makes this simple combination so
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| | oil, resulting in a light crunchy crust.
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| mouthwatering? Starting with the right
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| | Cheese-stuffed pizza crusts have
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| kind of flour (usually an all-purpose
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| | unbeatable flavor and texture, while
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| unbleached flour) will help ensure the
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| | California style (gourmet pizza) relies
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| perfect pizza crust. Yeast that is still
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| | on a typical thin crust and a variety of
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| active is critical to making the dough
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| | specialty toppings.So what pizza crusts
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| rise. Water is the simplest and yet most
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| | do people like best? The verdict is in
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| important ingredient, because it blends
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| | and statistics show that thin crusts are
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| the others together into perfect
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| | by far the most popular. Approximately
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| union.The best pizza dough is smooth and
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| | 61% of Americans prefer a thin crust
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| elastic but never too sticky, resulting
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| | pizza. Coming in second and tied at 14%
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| in an irresistible crust. Some people
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| | are deep-dish crusts and thick crusts.
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| believe that refrigerating pizza dough
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| | Cheese-stuffed crusts are preferred by 4%
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| gives it a more desirable flavor.
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| | of Americans and especially pleasing to
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| Sometimes corn meal is added, especially
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| | children. Whatever the style, the crust
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| to deep-dish pizza crust, giving it a
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| | is undeniably a major factor in good
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| yellowish hue. Adding whole wheat or rye
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| | pizza. Good pizza crusts are essential to
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| flour contributes both flavor and
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| | tasty pizza and have come a long way from
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| nutrition to the pizza crust. Whole-wheat
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| | the days when the crust was peeled off
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| pizza crusts are becoming more common
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| | and discarded.William Lockhart is Founder
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| among health-conscious Americans.Many
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| | of He is also a self proclaimed homemade
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| people swear by a thin crust, but 40%
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| | pizza lover. delivers pizza recipes to
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| prefer it crisp on the outside and tender
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| | subscribers email box. The slogan on the
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| on the inside. The secret to a
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| | web site reads, "They'll Get Down On
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| deliciously thin crust is fresh
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| | Their Knees And Beg You To Make Another".
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| ingredients; dough rolled no more than 1
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