Day 1, PIZZA

Here's my recipe for homemade pizza. You can start early in the day making the bread dough, make an easy 'no cook' tomato sauce and top it with whatever veggies are in season. Use a small amount of strong cheese (I use mature cheddar) to keep it healthy!

You can watch me make it on YouTube 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY63vjDnvYI&feature=youtu.be

Look at this fantastic pizza made by Anya in our virtual classroom this week!

Pizza

(Enough for 2 family sized pizzas)

for the dough 2 cups plain flour W700 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. dried yeast 2 tbsp. olive oil 1 cup hot water

for the sauce 1 tin chopped tomatoes 1 tbsp. tomato paste 1 tsp. sugar pinch salt and pepper 1 clove crushed garlic 1 tsp. mixed Italian herbs

for the toppings

cooked meat/veggies of your choice

100g grated cheese

Method

• Sift flour, salt, sugar and yeast into a large bowl. Mix them together with a wooden spoon and then add olive oil and hot water.
• Mix everything with a wooden spoon to make a ball of dough – it should be sticky but not wet.
• Sprinkle flour onto the work surface, tip out the dough onto it and knead for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and stretchy.
• Put the bowl over the dough and leave to rise for an hour.
• For the sauce, place the tinned tomatoes, puree, sugar, garlic, salt and pepper into a jug. Blend until smooth.
• Knead the dough again on a floured surface, divide into two, and roll out to make a thin crust.
•  PLACE THEM ON TO BAKING TRAYS BEFORE YOU START ADDING THE TOPPINGS!
• Spread each pizza with tomato sauce, your chosen toppings and finish with cheese. Leave to rise for another 30 minutes.
• Set oven to 230˚C (fan).
• Bake in the hot oven for 12-15 minutes until the edges are golden and the cheese is bubbling.

Serve with green salad.