Easy pizza base

Name: Easy pizza base
Total time: 25200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 7 grams instant yeast (a sachet); 250 grams Strong white flour; 15 ml Olive oil (plus extra for topping); 160 ml warm water; 5 g salt

itsnoel @itsnoel

Sheffield

This will make dough for between 2 and 4 pizzas depending on the style you make them (I.e. how BIG). Double the measures for more people/larger pizza but the main issue you may come across is where to leave it to prove.

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Ingredients

420 mins

4 servings

7 grams instant yeast (a sachet)
250 grams Strong white flour
15 ml Olive oil (plus extra for topping)
160 ml warm water
5 g salt

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Steps

420 mins

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Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl together by hand
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Once they are all merged together, flour a space and drop out the bowl. Kneed the bread for a couple of mins here being sure not to add too much flour to destroy the balance
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Place back in your bowl and cover with cling film and leave for about 3 hours. (Edit: this photo is a mix made with double the measurements above pre resting)
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It's should have grown in size now massively. Take the wrap off, Don't worry about it dropping and divide it into approx 150g sections (this will give you a 10'' pizza base). Put into own bowls, cover again and then leave for more hours.
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You can freeze this dough if you like, but there are 2 important things to remember. 1. Allow 24hrs to defrost at room temp 2. Put it in a large bowl!
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When ready to use, sprinkle some flour on the side and drop the dough onto it. You now want to start to work you base. Push your fingers into the dough all the way around just before the edges of the dough. Then, once you have the crust shape, toss the base side to side whilst rotating in your hands. (Check YouTube for some good videos on this) It will start to expand so be sure to rotate as you are moving it. Get it to the size you want and you are good to go with your toppings
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Once your base is ready, you just need add your toppings for either a red or white pizza and then cook
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Cook at a very high heat in the oven or ideally in a pizza oven or kamado. If you have a pizza stone, get that in. It will cook quick and if you don't keep your eyes on the prize it'll burn. In the pizza oven/kamado you are talking 3-4mins in a regular oven maybe double
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