Quick Pizza Dough Recipe

Ingredients (makes 2 pizzas)

• 300g White Flour - 1.5 cups
• 200ml Water - 4/5 of a cup
• 8g Instant Dried Yeast - 2 heaped tsp
• 8g Sugar - 2 tsp
• 6g Sea Salt - 1 heaped tsp
• 15ml Olive oil - 1 tbsp

Technique

1. Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.

2. Pour in the water and stir just until mixed in.

3. Add the oil and keep stirring until you have a nice smooth mixture.

4. Cover the bowl and allow the dough to rest for ten minutes

5. Turn out the dough onto a floured board or benchtop. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes by squishing flat, folding in half, squishing flat again and repeating. As you knead, you should find that the dough loses its stickiness and becomes more smooth and supple.

6. Split the dough into two equal lumps and shape each lump into a ball. Sprinkle the dough balls with flour and cover with plastic wrap. Leave in a warm place to rise for one hour.

7. The dough is now ready to use. Shape each dough ball into a pizza base by pressing it into shape with your fingertips or rolling out. Place each base on a floured peel or a pizza tray if preferred, add your favorite toppings and cook your on a preheated pizza stone!

TIP: If the bases keep springing back when you are shaping them, get them pressed out half way to their final shape and then leave to relax for 5 minutes before you finish shaping.

About the author: This article was written by Tim from http://www.liveforpizza.com.
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