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Pizza Dough

Makes 6 dough balls that you can use straight away or freeze
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g strong white flour
  • 3.5 g dried yeast sachets are 7g as standard
  • 6 g salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 200 ml warm water
  • 15 ml olive oil

Method
 

  1. Mix flour and salt and set to one side.
  2. In a jug mix the warm water, yeast and sugar. The warm water and sugar wake up and feed the yeast.
  3. After leaving the yeast mixture to wake up for 10 minutes, add the olive oil.
  4. Combine the wet and dry mixtures.
  5. Knead for 8-10 minutes with a bread hook in your mixer till smooth
  6. Cover and leave in a warm place for an hour or more till the dough had doubled. 60-90 minutes
  7. Turn it out onto a floured board
  8. Knock the air out of it and split it into parts 2-6 pieces depending on what size pizzas you want to make.
Freeze Dough Balls For Later-Optional
  1. Work each portion into a ball and place on a lined baking tray.
  2. Place in the freezer uncovered and not touching each other for 30-45 minutes.
  3. Place into a freezer bag or container for future use.
  4. Remove 1-2 hours before baking and allow to defrost in a warm kitchen.
Use dough immediately
  1. Pre heat your oven to 210C Fan.
  2. Shape the dough into pizza bases to the size that suits your needs
  3. Lightly spoon on some tomato sauce or passata.
  4. Top with mozerella, meats, peppers, onions and seasonings of your choice.
  5. Bake for about 10 minutes in a hot oven.