Home Made Pizza Base Recipe
I generally use to bring the ready to eat pizza base from market and make pizzas at home.However, the interest to go to have restaurant pizzas never ended.The restaurant style taste of the pizza base and crust has always been an addiction to kids.What if you can discover the same taste at the comfort of your home?
Try the pizza base recipe and never order pizza from restaurant again.Make your own customized Pizzas with kids at home and have fun.
Prep Time: 15mins
Cook Time: 15mins.
Rising Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 30 mins.
Ingredients
2-1/3 cups all purpose flour
1 packet of instant yeast(2-1/4tsp)
1-1/4tsp sugar
¾ tsp Salt
1/8 -1/4 tsp garlic powder and or dried basil leaves (optional)
2 tbsp olive oil +additional
¾ cup warm water
Method
1.Combine 1 cup (125g) of flour, instant yeast , sugar and salt in a large bowl.If desired, add garlic powder and dried basil at this point as well.
2.Add olive oil and warm water and use a wooden spoon to stir well very well.
3.Gradually add another 1 cup (125g) of flour.Add any additional flour as needed ( I've found that sometimes I need as much as an additional 1/3 cup), stirring until the dough is forming into a cohesive elastic ball and is beginning to pull away from the sides of the bowl.The dough with still be slightly sticky but still should be manageable with your hands.
4.Drizzle a separate, large, clean bowl generously with olive oil and use a pastry brush to brush up the sides of the bowl.
5.Lightly dust your hands with flour and form your pizza dough into round ball and transfer to your olive oil brushed bowl.Use your hands to roll the pizza dough along the inside of the bowl until it is coated in olive oil, the cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and place it in a warm place.
6.Allow dough to rise for 30 mins or until doubled in size.If you intend to bake this dough into a pizza I also recommend preheating your oven to 425F(215 degree Celsius) at this point so that it will have reached temperature once your pizza is ready to bake.
7.Once your dough is risen , use your hands to gently deflate it and transfer to a lightly floured surface and kneed briefly until smooth(about 3-5 times)
8.Use either your hands or a rolling pin to work the dough into 12 " circle.
9.Transfer dough to a parchment paper lined pizza pan and either pinch the edges or fold them over to form a crust.
10.Drizzle additional olive oil over the top of the pizza and use your pastry brush the entire surface of the pizza with olive oil.
11.Use a fork to poke holes all over the center of the pizza to keep the dough from bubbling up in the oven. 12.Add desired toppings and bake in a 425 F Preheated oven for 13-15 mins or until topping is golden brown .Slice and serve.
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