I should have taken a picture of our lunch today because Eden and I had home made pizza with bacon, mushroom, tomato and cheese topping with a small, simple side salad. However, we ate it before I gave it a thought so I don't have a picture but I can give you the basic recipe!
Pizza dough:- put 12 ounces of strong white bread flour in a large bowl with 1 teaspoon of salt and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Activate 2 teaspoons of dried yeast with 1 teaspoon of sugar and 6 fluid ounces of hand hot water until there is half an inch of froth on the top then add this to the dry ingredients and mix to a smooth dough.
Knead on a lightly floured surface for about 5 minutes then place back in the bowl which has been smeared with olive oil and put some oiled clingfilm over the top. Leave to rise until doubled in size (about 1 hour).
Tip out of bowl and 'knock back' then divide dough into two pieces. If making a pizza for two, put half in a polythene bag in the freezer and roll out the other half into a circle about 12 inches in diameter and a quarter of an inch thick.
Then add your favourite toppings and place on a hot pizza stone or baking sheet and cook in a pre-heated oven 475F (240C) or gas 9 for 12 to 15 minutes.
When using the piece in the freezer you need to oil a bowl and put in the frozen dough. Cover with cling film and leave to defrost and rise (I leave mine for about 6 hours) then 'knock back' and roll out. Continue as before.
We also made moussaka for tonight so we'll be having that after I've watered the garden but I won't give you the recipe for that just yet because I am still working on it!
Hi Grandma!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pizza recipe. That crust looks like a winner.
I'll have to try it instead of the canned biscuit dough I usually roll out and use.