Basic Pizza Dough

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BASIC PIZZA DOUGH
PREP TIME
20 mins
COOK TIME
15 mins
TOTAL TIME
35 mins
 

A simple and tasty pizza dough that makes 2 10" pizza bases

COURSE: Main Course
CUISINE: Italian
Keyword: pizza
SERVINGS: 2
AUTHOR: www.mutherfudger.co.uk
INGREDIENTS
  • 225 ml Water (or Milk)
  • 7 grams Instant Yeast
  • 350 grams Plain Flour
  • 30 ml Olive Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Warm the milk/water a little until it reaches body temperature. Pour into a mixer bowl, and add in the yeast and leave to bloom for 10 minutes

  2. Add in the flour, olive oil, salt and sugar, then mix with the dough hook on a medium speed for about 8 minutes until it is smooth and stretch

  3. Place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a damp clean tea-towel, and leave to prove and double in size at room temperature. Alternatively, cover in cling film and prove overnight in the fridge

  4. Once proved, divide into two balls

  5. Pre-heat the oven to 220°C / 425°F with a baking stone inside

  6. Press out one of the dough balls to roughly a 25cm / 10" circle. Dust a pizza peel with cornmeal, then lay the dough on the peel

  7. Top the pizza with tomato sauce, cheese and toppings of your choice

  8. Slide the pizza onto the stone, and bake for 12-15 minutes or until the crust is risen 

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