administratorPizza is a wonderful invention—especially homemade pizza. I’ve been using the same dough recipe for years; it’s foolproof. You can also use it to bake bread for kebabs or simple wheat rolls. And for the toppings… well, for me it’s usually a “fridge clean-out,” meaning whatever I have on hand. 🙂
Ingredients (for 1 round pizza, thin to medium crust):
200 g flour
3.5 g dried yeast (half a packet)
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
About ½ cup warm water
Preparation:
Combine all the ingredients and knead into an elastic dough. It should be slightly sticky rather than too firm—this makes the pizza crispier. You can add a little more water if the dough is too stiff, or more flour if it’s too loose.
Let the dough rise, covered with a damp cloth, in a warm place for 1 hour.
Dust your work surface with flour and roll the dough into a circle the size of your pizza pan. The edges should be slightly thicker. Add any toppings you like and bake at 200°C for 20 minutes or 220°C for about 25 minutes. The edges should be nicely browned—this means the pizza is ready.
Example topping:
Tomato passata
Oregano
Salt
Grated mozzarella
Sliced mushrooms
Onion cut into thin wedges
Any cold cuts
Spread a thin layer of tomato passata over the dough. Add salt and oregano (or your favourite spices). Spread the cheese evenly, then add the remaining ingredients. Place the moistest ingredients on top and the drier ones underneath—this ensures they bake more evenly..
