SIMPLE PIZZA BASE RECIPE
Everyone's
favourite food tastes so much better when homemade and topped with your
favourite ingredients
Prep
Time : 15 mins
Cook
Time : 12 mins - 18 mins plus proving
Servings : 2 large or 4 individual pizzas
INGREDIENTS
·
600g
strong white bread flour, plus plenty for rolling
·
½
tsp dried yeast
·
2
tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
·
semolina,
for dusting
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Put
the flour, yeast and 1 tsp salt into a large bowl. Stir in 500ml of slightly
warm water and the oil. You should end up with a wettish dough that is rough
and lumpy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, cover with a tea towel and if
your kitchen is cool keep it out, but if it’s warm put it in the bottom of the
fridge. Leave dough to rise for at least 6 hrs or until doubled in size.
2.
When
ready to cook, bring the dough to room temperature. Heat the oven to 220C/200C
fan/gas 7. Dust 2-4 baking sheets with semolina. Dust the work surface with
flour, then divide the dough into 2 or 4 pieces. Knead each piece on the
floured surface, incorporating enough flour to stop the dough being sticky.
3.
Roll
each piece into a pizza shape and lift onto baking sheets. Leave to rise for 10
mins while you sort toppings (see ideas, below). Top the bases with your chosen
ingredients, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and bake following the
timings for each topping (18 mins for a large pizza or 12 mins for an
individual) or until the crust is crisp and the topping is bubbling.
Recipe
from bbcgoodfood.com
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