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Homemade Pizza
Base (Enough for 4 pizza bases)
Ingredients:
• 400g white bread flour
• 1 packet instant yeast
• 250ml lukewarm water
•
Pinch of sugar
• 5 ml salt
Method:
1. In a warm bowl add the water, sugar and yeast and stir to dissolve. Allow
the mixture to stand for 10 minutes or until it starts to foam.
2. Add 2/3 of the
flour and the salt and mix until the dough starts to pull away from the bowl. Remove
from the bowl and knead on a lightly floured surface, adding the rest of the flour
bit by bit. Work the dough until it is elastic but smooth.
3. Lightly oil a mixing
bowl with oil. Place the dough in the bowl and cover with a dish cloth. Leave the
dough in a warm place until doubled in size.
4. Punch the dough down with your fist
and knead for one or two minutes. Divide the dough into four equal pieces; roll each
piece out with a rolling pin to a thickness of about 5mm.
5. Place the base on a lightly
oiled oven pan. If you are using a pizza stone, just add a little flour on the stone,
do not oil it. The bases are now ready for the toppings.
The Sauce
Ingredients: :
• 1 tin of chopped and peeled Italian tomatoes
• 1 tsp Robertsons oregano
•
½ tsp Robertsons basil
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
Method:
1. Add all the ingredients to a pan and bring to the boil. Cook for 7 to 10
minutes, stirring all the time, breaking up the tomato pieces with the back of a
fork.
2. Remove from the heat and for a smooth sauce, push the mixture through a fine
sieve; I prefer not to do this. Allow the sauce to cool down.
3. Spread the tomato
sauce evenly on the bases. Sprinkle some mozzarella cheese evenly over the bases,
and then add your preferred toppings.
4. Bake in a pre-
5. Add any fresh ingredients you enjoy before
serving.
Bon appetit,
The Spicemaster