Home made Pizza is one of life's simplest pleasure and is it not as hard to make as you may think. This is also impressive when entertaining and you can get your guests involved too - build your own Pizza theme...
This recipe will make 2 large Pizzas or 4 small individual portions.
Ingredients list:
- 500 grams 00's Pasta flour or strong Bread flour
- 2 tsp quick Yeast
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 350 ml Water
- Mozzarella cheese (I use Buffalo Mozzarella)
- Tomato Passata (or Pizza topping sauce)
- Dried Oregano
- Toppings of your choice
Preparation:
- In a large bowl (or the bowl of a mixer) combine the dry ingredients of the dough; Flour, Yeast, Sugar and Salt and give them a stir.
- Add Olive oil and water and combine to form your dough. Kneed for around 10 minutes or use a mixer on low speed for about 5 minutes until your dough is elastic and not sticky. If the dough is too sticky, add more flour; if the dough doesn't seem to come together, add more water (but add a little at a time as you don't want it too sticky).
- Once your dough is ready, shape into a ball and place it back in the bowl. Cover with a lightly oiled cling film and place in a warm place for an hour or so until the dough rises.
- Preheat your oven to 275 degrees. If you are using a baking stone, place it in the oven now.
- Divide the dough into the desired number of Pizzas.
- Rolling your dough ball to the desired size and shape.
- I use a Pizza peel (looks like a shovel) so at this point I tend to place a non stick baking paper / Parchment paper on the Pizza peel, sprinkle flour to avoid the pizza sticking and then transfer the shaped dough onto the peel - this makes it easier to place the Pizza in the oven. If you are using a baking tray, place non stick baking paper on your tray and sprinkle flour. Place your dough on the tray.
- Spread Tomato sauce on the dough.
- Sprinkle Oregano
- Place sliced / torn Mozzarella cheese
- Add toppings
- At this point you can sprinkle a little bit Olive Oil but make sure you stay within the borders of the Pizza. If the base gets wet, it will stick!
- Place in the oven - if using a stone, slide your Pizza (together with the baking paper) onto the stone. If using a baking tray, place in the middle shelf.
- Bake for about 10 minutes but keep an eye on your Pizza - depending how thick your base is. Thin Pizza will be ready in about 8 minutes, thicker might take 12-15 minutes.
- Once the cheese has melted and your Pizza achieved the desired colour, take it out of the oven.
- Remove the baking paper. I slide a palette knife under the Pizza to ensure the base didn't stick during baking.
- Serve and enjoy
Bon Appetite
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