Homemade Pizza
This is a delicious and simple recipe that is great to do with kids to get them involved and excited about cooking.
For the base:
300g plain flour
1 tsp instant yeast
1 tsp salt
200ml warm water
1 tbsp olive oil
For the tomato sauce:
4 big glugs of olive oil
4 cloves garlic
3 x 400g tin of tomatoes
salt and freshly milled black pepper
bunch of fresh basil leaves
Method:
1. First make the tomato sauce: Place a large non stick frying pan on a medium heat and add the oil. Finely slice the garlic and add it to the pan. When the garlic starts to colour, add the tomatoes and torn up basil leaves. Use the back of a wooden spoon to mash up any tomato lumps. Season with salt and pepper then bring to the boil and remove the pan completely from the heat.
2. Put a sieve over a bowl and spoon the mixture into it. Push through any tomatoes that are stuck in the sieve and discard the basil and garlic. Then return the sieved mixture back to the pan and simmer for a further 5 minutes until it thickens.
3. Now for the base: Put the flour into a large bowl, then stir in the yeast and salt. Make a well in the middle and pour in the water and oil. Mix together with a wooden spoon until you have a soft dough. Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minute until smooth. Cover with a tea towel and set aside. You do not need to leave it to rise if you are doing a thin crust.
4. If you have let the dough rise, give it a quick knead, then split into two balls. On a floured surface, roll out the dough using a rolling pin until large and round (about 25cm across). The dough will rise in the oven.
5. Heat the oven to gas mark 8 (240C/ 220C fan). Smooth the sauce over the base with the back of a wooden spoon. Then add any topping you like, not forgetting to add mozzarella and a drizzle of olive oil.
Put the pizza on a baking tray lined with a baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes until crisp.
This is a delicious and simple recipe that is great to do with kids to get them involved and excited about cooking.
For the base:
300g plain flour
1 tsp instant yeast
1 tsp salt
200ml warm water
1 tbsp olive oil
For the tomato sauce:
4 big glugs of olive oil
4 cloves garlic
3 x 400g tin of tomatoes
salt and freshly milled black pepper
bunch of fresh basil leaves
Method:
1. First make the tomato sauce: Place a large non stick frying pan on a medium heat and add the oil. Finely slice the garlic and add it to the pan. When the garlic starts to colour, add the tomatoes and torn up basil leaves. Use the back of a wooden spoon to mash up any tomato lumps. Season with salt and pepper then bring to the boil and remove the pan completely from the heat.
2. Put a sieve over a bowl and spoon the mixture into it. Push through any tomatoes that are stuck in the sieve and discard the basil and garlic. Then return the sieved mixture back to the pan and simmer for a further 5 minutes until it thickens.
3. Now for the base: Put the flour into a large bowl, then stir in the yeast and salt. Make a well in the middle and pour in the water and oil. Mix together with a wooden spoon until you have a soft dough. Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minute until smooth. Cover with a tea towel and set aside. You do not need to leave it to rise if you are doing a thin crust.
4. If you have let the dough rise, give it a quick knead, then split into two balls. On a floured surface, roll out the dough using a rolling pin until large and round (about 25cm across). The dough will rise in the oven.
5. Heat the oven to gas mark 8 (240C/ 220C fan). Smooth the sauce over the base with the back of a wooden spoon. Then add any topping you like, not forgetting to add mozzarella and a drizzle of olive oil.
Put the pizza on a baking tray lined with a baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes until crisp.
