Green Room Recipe: Pizza Dough

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:10:48 GMT

Our pizza dough is based on a simple bread recipe but we have added more olive oil to keep the bases crispy and give them good colour.

Makes 6 bases

550g '00' pasta flour
15g fresh yeast
10g salt
300g warm water
50g olive oil

Rub the fresh yeast into the pasta flour and add the salt. Mix the warm water and olive oil and pour into the flour and yeast mix.
Using your hands, mix the flour and water together until it comes away from the side of the bowl and then turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
Knead the dough by pushing it away from you and then folding it back to trap the air. Repeat this action for about 7 minutes until it feels firm and springy.
Put the ball of dough back in the bowl, cover with a clean tea towel and place in a warm place to prove for 40 minutes.
Once the dough has doubled in size then turn out and split into 6 balls of approximately 145g each.
All balls can be rolled into six 10" bases ready for you to add the toppings of your choice.
Cook your pizza in an oven set to the highest temperature for approximately 10 minutes. If you can put the base directly onto a hot stone in the oven you will get even better results.

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