Perfect Pizza
It is not as hard as it sounds to make your own pizza, in fact the hardest part is leaving the dough to rise and then the frustration gets to me. I hate waiting (even if it is only 30 minutes) but it is healthier than shop bought or takeaway pizza, and costs a fraction of the price. This recipe cost a mere £3 to put into the oven, I also saved a huge amount of money that would have been spent on therapy, but instead I kneaded the dough for 10 minutes and got a lot of frustration and niggles out!
10 - 25 minutes Cooking time, up to 1 hour Prep time.
Meat Feast Version
Ingredients for Dough
- 300g Strong White Bread Flour
- 1 Sachet (7g) Fast Action Dried Yeast
- 1 tsp Table Salt
- 200ml Warm Water
- Oil for brushing the pizza tray
Ingredients For Toppings
Meat Feast:
- 50g Cooked Chicken in Strips
- 50g Cooked Bacon Chopped
- 2 Sausages Cut into 6 and then Halved
- 200g Mature Cheese
- 2 tbsp. Tomato Puree
Tuna & Sweetcorn:
- 60g of Drained Tuna Flakes
- 30g of Boiled Sweetcorn
- 200g Mature Cheese
- 2 tbsp. Tomato Puree
Four Cheese:
- 2 tbsp. Tomato Puree
- 50g Mature Cheese
- 50g Mild Cheese
- 50g Red Leicester Cheese
- 50g Edam Cheese (minus the rind of course)
Veggie Friendly:
- 2 tbsp., Tomato Puree
- 200g Mature Cheese
- 30g Sweetcorn
- 25g Red Pepper
- 25g Green Pepper
- 25g Chopped Mushrooms
The Not-So Nitty Gritty
- Pre-heat the oven to 240 degrees. Sieve and mix the flour, salt and yeast into a large bowl.
- Make a well in the centre and pour in the warm water. Stir well until you have a slightly wet dough.
- Lightly flour a work surface, turn out the dough onto the surface and knead well for 10 - 15 minutes. Once kneaded, replace in the mixing bowl and cover the bowl with cling film and leave to rise for 30 minutes.
- After your 30 minutes has ticked by, knead the dough on a floured surface again for 5 minutes. Leave in the mixing bowl covered with cling film again, for a further 5 minutes.
- Roll out the dough (with a rolling pin) until it fits your pizza tray, no matter how big or small it is, it will stretch. Before placing the dough in the tray, lightly brush with a small amount of oil.
- Once you have fitted the dough to the tray, smooth on your tomato puree with the back of a metal spoon until evenly coating the dough.
- Then apply your grated cheese, or cheeses! Then apply the rest of your toppings.
- Place in the oven at 240 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. The dough may rise further. To check the dough in cooked properly, prod a knife into the crust nearest to you and see if it comes out clear, if it does, you are good to eat, if not, leave it in for another few minutes and test again.
Meat Feast Pre-Oven
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