16 apr 2011

Pizza





Basic pizza dough:
250 grams flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon dried yeast
125-145 millilitre warm water
2 tablespoons olive oil

Mix the flour with the salt and yeast and make a well in the centre. Add the oil and a slosh of the water, be prepared to add more. Start combining and kneading with your hands. It will start off a shaggy mess, but keep going, it will come together. You want it to feel extremely soft and slightly moist, but not sticky.
Knead on a floured surface for about ten minutes. Form into a ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with cling film. My trick is to place that bowl in a one size larger bowl with a layer of hot water in it. When using dried yeast, you really need that boost of heat to get it going. Leave for about an hour or until doubled in size. Remover from the bowl and work it with your hands. It should be incredibly smooth and elastic and you should easily be able to form it into a circle as think or thin as you want it.

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