So brother in law called and is coming for dinner. With the wife and kids in tow. So it's pizza time! Easy, everyone likes pizza. Don't they? Hope you like this one, as always from mammy in laws cookbook
Ingredients for 4 30cm pizzas
600 ml Water
1kg Plain flour
50g Brewer's yeast
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
20g Salt
1 teaspoon Sugar
Preheat oven to 200°C
Preheat oven to 200°C
- To begin to prepare the pizza dough put the flour on a pastry board (or in a large bowl) and make a hole in the center. In a separate bowl, pour a glass of warm water, sugar, and then crumble in the two cubes of fresh yeast (or dried yeast) and stir to melt thoroughly.
- Pour the liquid into the center of the flour, then, dissolve 20 grams of salt in another glass of warm water and add to the flour, add the oil, then start kneading.
- Keep more flour close to hand in case you need it and some warm water, and add a little at a time while kneading the dough until it reaches the desired consistency, which should be soft and elastic (depending on the flour used, you may need a bit more or less water).
- Continue to knead until dough is smooth and soft but substantial, form a ball and place it in a large bowl (remember that the dough will double in volume), well dusted with flour on the bottom.
- Cover the bowl with a clean cloth and store in a warm place, away from drafts, and allow to rise Wait until the dough has doubled in size (it will take 1 hour - 1 hour and 1 / 2) and then divide the dough into 4 smaller balls.
- Start to work the base by pulling it out gently into circles. Try to not tear the base and work on a well floured surface.
- When you have the bases made add the tomato passata as the base and then add what ever toppings float your boat. I add a little bacon and chilli flakes.
- Drizzle a little oil on the pizza and place in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Add the finely sliced mozzarella slices only in the last 5 minutes of cooking so that it doesn't dry too much. Add the basil with the mozzarella.
Have been looking for a pizza recipe for ages and everyone that I tried came out wrong. The base was raw or the sauce acidy. This one was wonderful. The base was just how I like it, the cheese wasn't all dried up and the tomato sauce so tomatoey! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Locran! Come back soon and try out other recipes!
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