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Pizza Base
Makes Pizzas
More effort
Total time:
A great recipie which will show you how to make your own pizza bases!!
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Pizza Base-In a bowl:
- 500g Strong Flour- white or wholemeal
- 25g Butter/Margerine
- 2 tsp Salt
In a Jug:
- 13g Dried Yeast/25g Fresh Yeast
- 250ml Tepid (luke warm) water
Topping:
- 1 tin per pizza chopped tomatoes (drained and chopped)
- 150g cheese (e.g. cheddar,mozzerella, parmazan-your choice)
then choose from a combination of the following:
- 100g bacon or panchetta
- 100g sliced mushrooms
- 75g tuna
- 100g red/green/yellow pepper
- 100g ham prochettio or salami
- 75g olives, capers, anchovies
- 50g red onion (chopped)
- season salt and pepper
- basil, oregano (fresh, frozen, dried)
Method
step 1
Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 7/220Cstep 2
Measure tepid water in a jug, and add the fresh/dried yeast, stir briskly with a fork to fully disolve.step 3
Mix the flour and salt in a mixing bowl, rub in margerine/butter.step 4
Add the yeast liquid and mix to a soft elastic dough, add more tepid water if necassary.step 5
Kneed thoroughly for 5 minutes until smooth and warm. This is a double batch and half can be frozen at this stage for use later, or leave in a bowl until you are ready to use later.step 6
Cover dough with oiled polythene and put to rise somewhere warm, but NOT hot, until dough has doubled in size. E.g. airing cupboard.step 7
Get the dough out and roll out into a large circle and place on a well greased baking tray.step 8
Spread the drained and chopped tomatoes over the dough, add seasoning and herbs.step 9
Cover with cheese, grated, sliced or diced. Then cover with your choice of toppingsstep 10
Bake for aproximatly 30 minuits, until the base has cooked.
