Pizza Dough-
Ingredients for your pizza dough:
2 cups warm water
1 Tablespoon yeast
1 Tablespoon salt
5 cups flour, divided
4 Tablespoons olive oil (2 Tablespoons per pan)
Preparation Method:
1. Mix warm water and yeast and let sit 5 minutes until yeast proofs.
2. Add 2 ½ cups flour with proofed yeast and mix well in Kitchen Aid or with a dough hook.
3. Add additional 2 ½ cups flour and salt, knead until smooth. Cover bowl with glad wrap. Let dough rest in a ball for 10 to 20 minutes.
4. Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil onto baking sheet or pizza pan and evenly coat bottom of baking sheet or pizza pan.
5. Remove dough from bowl and add more flour as needed (a little at a time) to alleviate the stickiness of the dough if needed. I add a few Tablespoons usually.
6. Split dough in half and roll each ball of dough very thin and place on greased pan.
7. Preheat oven to 200°C
8. Now comes the fun part! Top your pizza dough however you would like. Be sure and leave a 2cm space on the edge for crust.
9. Bake each pizza separately at 200°C for 18-20 minutes for pizza
Recipe Source: Chef in training
Exquisite Pizza Sauce-
You can buy a pre made sauce or quickly make this one while your dough rests.
Ingredients:
170g tomato paste
177ml warm water
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons honey
3/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
salt to taste
Preparation Method:
1. In a small bowl, combine tomato paste, water, Parmesan cheese, garlic, honey, anchovy paste, onion powder, oregano, marjoram, basil, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes and salt; mix together, breaking up any clumps of cheese.
2. Sauce should sit for 30 minutes to blend flavors; spread over pizza dough and prepare pizza as desired.
Recipe Source: All Recipes
Ideas for toppings:
Onions, olives, roasted peppers, pineapple, extra cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms, beacon, banana, chicken, pepperoni, mince, steak, avocado,
Witbank News pizza toppings:
Beacon, feta, avocado, ham, green pepper, olives, sweet chilli chicken, mozarella, pineapple, mushroom and peppadews.
