Makin Pizza
I have been making my own pizza bases for a while now. It is does take an over an hour to have cooked pizza. 5 minutes prep, 10 minutes kneading, 30 minutes to let it rise, 5 minutes to knead and roll out, 10 minutes to top and 20 minutes in the oven. But when you can have the toppings you want on a fantastic tasting base, whats not to love.
lets get the recipe out of the way
This makes 2 thin crust pizzas or one deep pan.
- 2 cup plain flour
- 8 g dry yeast(one sachet or 2 tsp)
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 3/4 cup lukewarm water
mix dry ingredients, make a well in the middle and add the oil and water. Mix until a soft dough is formed.
Move the dough to a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes or it is smooth and pliable.
Place in a lightly oiled bowl cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm location for 30 minutes.
Before kneading the dough again, punch the dough a few times to remove any trapped air, then knead for a minute.
If you want 2 bases cut the dough in half. Roll out the dough to the required size.
I top my pizza in this order: sauce, cheese, vegetables(onion, capsicum, mushrooms etc) meat/cheese(pepperoni, ham, feta) then top with a small amount of cheese to bind the top. In general i will only have 3-4 toppings other than cheese and sauce. This limits the flavor competiton between ingredients.
Today's pizzas had,
- Onion, capsicum, Kabana and Chorizo.
- Onion, capsicum, sun dried tomatoes, kalamata olives and feta cheese.
It was a great day for pizza. The base turned out perfect and the toppings were pretty good also.