Pizza Toppings

Ingredients

• 160g plain flour
• 125g strong white bread flour
• 200ml warm water
• 1½ tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp dried yeast
• ¾ tsp salt

Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 240ºC (475ºF)
2. Mix the two flours together
3. Combine water, yeast and oil into another bowl
4. Add 75g of flour to the water mixture and whisk by hand until smooth
5. Cover with paper towel and leave to stand until mixture is foamy on top (approximately 20 minutes)
6. Mix in remaining flour and salt
7. Knead by hand for 10 minutes or until dough is smooth
8. Cover with paper towel and put into a warm place for 1½ hours
9. If making one large rectangular pizza, lightly oil a baking tin (approximate size 38cm x 26cm x 2cm)
10. Place dough in tin and knock back
11. Stretch out the dough from the centre outwards to distribute it evenly
12. Cover with paper towels and put in warm place for an additional 45 minutes
13. Add desired pizza toppings
14. Cook for 13 - 14 minutes or until the pizza base is golden brown

Ingredients

• 2 tsp dried yeast
• 90ml (3 fl. oz.) warm water
• 175g plain flour
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp sugar
• ½ tsp salt

1. Mix the yeast, water and sugar in a bowl
2. Cover and leave the mixture in a warm place for 20 minutes
3. In another bowl, sift the flour and add the salt
4. Make a well in the centre of the bowl and pour in the yeast mixture
5. Mix together until a dough is formed
6. Lightly dust a work surface with flour
7. Turn dough out onto this surface and knead until it is smooth and elastic
8. Cover dough and place into a warm place and leave for 1 hour
9. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and remove all air bubbles
10. Cover pizza base with toppings of your choice
11. Preheat oven at 200ºC (400ºF) for 18 - 20 minutes until the crust is golden brown