Get the family together in the kitchen and create your own delicious pizzas with this easy pizza dough recipe.
Pizza dough is the foundation of a pizza. It is made from a mixture of flour, water, yeast, salt, and sometimes sugar or olive oil. The ingredients are typically mixed together and kneaded until a smooth and elastic dough forms. The dough is then left to rise, which allows the yeast to ferment and creates a light and airy texture. Once the dough has risen, it can be shaped and topped with desired ingredients before being baked in a hot oven. There are many variations of pizza dough, from traditional wheat-based dough to gluten-free alternatives, depending on personal preference and dietary restrictions.
Ingredients
- 150g Sasko Cake Wheat Flour
- 100g Sasko White Bread Flour
- 10g sachet instant yeast
- 1tsp sugar
- 1tsp salt
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- Flour for dusting
- Toppings of your choice (herbs, tomato, cheese, salami, mushrooms, bacon, pineapple)
Method
- Pour all of the dry ingredients into a large bowl and stir together to combine.
- Pour in the water and stir with a fork until a bread dough starts to form, then turn out onto a floured surface and bring together to form a ball.
- Knead the dough for 6-8 mins until it becomes silky and elastic in texture.
- Dust a bowl with Sasko cake wheat flour and put the dough in, cover with a cloth, place in a warm place and leave to rise for 20-30 mins or until it has doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 240°C.
- Beat the dough back down and divide into 3 smaller balls.
- Dust a rolling surface with flour, place the dough balls on the flour, cover with a cloth and allow to rise for a further 10-15 mins.
- Dust the pizza dough with more flour and roll out to your desired pizza shapes.
- Dust a baking tray with flour to prevent pizzas from sticking.
- Transfer the pizza base to the baking tray, prick with a fork, top with toppings of your choice and bake in the oven for 7-10 mins or until crisp around the edges and beginning to brown.
Source: https://www.livingandloving.co.za/family-recipes/make-perfect-pizza-dough-home-easy-recipe
