Pizza Dough for Making Your Own

published by ktarcus on Jul 28, 2008

Basic pizza dough for those who like to do it themselves.

Pizza Dough Yeast

700 Grams

(Sufficient for 2 x 20 cm rounds)

Ingredients

  • Flour 400 g
  • Yeast 25 g
  • Water 250 ml
  • Olive oil 20 ml
  • Salt pinch

Preparation

  1. Sieve together the flour and salt.
  2. Heat the water to 25°C.
  3. Dissolve the yeast in the water.
  4. Make a bay in the flour add the yeast mixture and olive oil and mix to smooth pliable dough.
  5. Oil a polythene bag, place the dough in the bag and leave it to rest for one hour.
  6. Remove the dough from the bag and knead it for 5 minutes when it will be ready for use.

Pizza Dough Scone

700 Grams

(Sufficient for 2 x 20 cm rounds)

Ingredients

  • Flour 400 g
  • Baking powder 15 g
  • Margarine 150 g
  • Water 150 ml
  • Salt pinch

Preparation

  1. Sieve together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  2. Rub in the margarine to a sandy texture.
  3. Make a bay and add the water.
  4. Mix to a firm paste when it will be ready for use.

Note: This dough does not achieve the traditional texture or flavour associated with the traditional Italian yeast dough but is much quicker to produce.

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