Pizza

Serves 4

Ingredients

For the pizza dough

  • 500g of white bread flour

  • 1g of instant yeast

  • 1 tsp of salt

  • 350 ml of water

For the pizza sauce

  • 800g tinned chopped tomatoes

  • Dried oregano

  • Onion powder

  • Chilli flakes

  • Garlic paste

  • Extra virgin olive oil

Plus whatever toppings you want

Method

  1. Mix together the flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl

  2. Add the water and mix wit a wooden spoon until the are no clumps and the dough has come together

  3. Shape into a ball, leave in the bowl and cover the top of the bowl with cling film

  4. Leave it to rise for 18-24 hours at room temperature (best to make it the night before)

  5. Heat plenty of extra virgin olive oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat

  6. Fry a couple of generous squirts of garlic paste, and a generous sprinkling of chilli flakes for 30 seconds, then add chopped tomatoes

  7. Add some onion powder and dried oregano and let simmer for 35 mins

  8. Let cool, then blend until smooth

  9. Once the dough and sauce are ready, preheat the oven to 240℃

  10. Split the dough into four and knead each quarter into a circular shape and ensure it is suitably thin

  11. Ladle on some pizza sauce and spread around, leaving a 1-2cm gap for the crust

  12. Add your chosen topping (we recommend mozzarella, pepperoni, mushrooms and basil)

  13. Bake in the oven for 7-10 mins or until the cheese is nicely browned