Pizza is great fun to make, and homemade is so much nicer!
Ingredients
For the dough: Make a few hours beforehand or the night before
150g Italian 00 or strong bread flour
Scant half tsp (2g) quick-rise dried yeast
Third of a tsp salt (1g)
Pinch of sugar
1 tsp (3ml) olive oil
90ml tepid water
Method: Weigh the flour into a very large bowl. Stir in the salt, yeast and the pinch of sugar, olive oil and tepid water. Stir thoroughly, cover, and leave. If making the night before and the kitchen is warm, leave in the fridge.
For rolling the dough:
A little semolina
olive oil, to grease the tray
For the topping:
Tomato sauce, made from 75g tomato passata, heated with 1 clove crushed garlic, salt, pepper, basil leaves and 1 dessertspoon olive oil
100g (drained weight – two thirds of a pack) Mozzarella
Large pinch oregano
Your choice of: halved black olives, sliced red pepper, sliced yellow pepper, sweetcorn, mushrooms, sliced red onion
Basil leaves to top the pizza when cooked
Anything else you fancy!
