Homemade Pizza Base
1 hour 45 minutes
I am going through a faze where I am making my own pizza bases. This is the easy recipe I use. Using yeast wasn't as scary as I thought it would be.
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Ingredients
Serves: 15
- 2 teaspoons yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups plain flour
Directions
Preparation:30min ›
Cook:15min ›
Extra time:1hour rising ›
Ready in:1hour45min
- In a large bowl dissolve the yeast with the sugar in the warm water. Lit is sit until frothy, about 10 minutes.
- Stir the oil into the yeast mixture. Mix in half of the flour and salt.
- Turn dough out onto a clean well floured surface and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough into a well oiled bowl and cover with a damp cloth.
- Let the dough rise until double, this should take about 1 hour.
- Punch down the dough and form a tight ball. Allow the dough to relax for a minute before rolling out.
- Place the rolled out dough on a lightly oiled tray. Add your favourite toppings. Let the dough rise for 15 or 20 minutes before baking it.
- Bake pizza in an oven preheated as high as it will go for about 15 minutes or until the cheese and crust are golden brown.
