Recipie For Pizza Dough

[CokeTulip]

I always buy ready made pizza bases.
I played Come Dine with me with a neighbour last week - I tried to make most of the meal! but I couldn't trust myself to make the bases (thats bad isn't it?).

I do feel very guilty if I get a compliment..because cooking Pizza like this is an easy/lazy option.

Does anyone else find Pizza bases tricky to get right?

Has anyone got a good recipie for pizza bases - light, not bready, that they wouldn't mind sharing?
Thanks

[sherrardk]

15 ml dried yeast
1 lb strong flour
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil

Pour yeast over 300 ml of warm water and leave to froth.

Sift flour and salt into a bowl (I don't bother, I just chuck it in).

And yeast liquid mixture and oil.

Bring to a ball, knead for about 10 minutes (or way less if you have no patience like me).

Put in a lightly floured bowl. Cover with clingfilm and leave for two hours or until doubled in bulk in a warm place.

Turn into pizzas, Stromboli, whatever, and leave for about five minutes. Cook at 240 for pizza and 190 for Stromboli.

(Mrs Beeton's recipe, but I suspect not the original Mrs Beeton).

[jamesnan]

Make a scone type dough, with 8oz self raising flour, rub in 2 oz marg, add a pinch of salt, and blend with natural yogurt to make a soft dough. Knead lightly, roll our into 2 large or 3 smaller bases. Top with whatever takes your fancy.
This also makes lovely light scones, if you add a tablespoon of sugar when rubbing in the flour.

[jomifl]

I use a standard yeast bread dough, made with a strong flour (more than 12% protein) this gives a dought that can be rolled as thin as you like then let it rise to suit your preference.

[CokeTulip]

Thank you all - and Sherrardk - thats brill. I knew olive oil came into it!

I have got this special pizza baking tray - its covered in holes - it only fits on the top section of the over though but it does cook them really well.

[sherrardk]

If you are only making one pizza then you only need a 1/4 of that dough mixture. I use that much to make four strombolis which are 25cm by 40 cm (before they are rolled up) but it is rolled really thin.

[CokeTulip]

Sherrardk - thanks. I'm glad you mentioned.

I put far too much concentrated washing liquid in a dishwasher once and this person's house had suds coming out the front door! We could hardly see eachother wading through bubbles - I couldn't stop laughing ..took hours to put right. So you can imagine what I'm like cooking!

[sherrardk]

The first time I made this dough I made two pizzas and chucked half of the dough away (not a big deal, it's only flour, but money is money). I do mass catering all the time as there are seven of us.

[masma]

175 grams self raising flour
½ tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
125ml water (not really cold)

Mix it all together, should be a soft dough.
Roll it out, put on your toppings and bake.

You can cook this by lining a lightly greased frying pan, cook on the hob for 5-10 minutes, put on toppings then under the grill.