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| Thin Crust Pizza with all the toppings. |
Ingredients:
For the Dough:
185 gm (1 ½ cup) plain flour
Or
¾ cup whole wheat flour and ¾ cup plain flour
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
125 ml (1/2 cup) lukewarm water
¾ tsp sugar
1 ¼ tsp active dried yeast
For Topping:
Tomato sauce or could use the pizza base sauce readily available in the market.
Vegetables of your choice: tomatoes, onions, capsicum, mushroom, olives, pickles etc... (use your creativity)
Non-veg: salami, chicken minced/barbecued/sliced/diced, same with other meats (use your creativity)
Mozzarella Cheese
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| A generous spread of Mozzarella cheese. |
Method:
-In a bowl, add the sugar, yeast and water and allow to stand for 10 minutes or until frothy.
-Sift the flour (or flours if using a combination of whole wheat flour and plain flour) and the salt in a large bowl, make a well in the centre, add the yeast mixture and the oil and mix into a firm dough.
-Knead briefly until the dough is smooth and elastic, about a minute or two.
-Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover and leave in a warm place for an hour or two hours, until it is double in size.
-Punch the dough until it is reduced in size, knead into a small ball.
-Preheat your oven at its maximum temperature, about 250 degree centigrade(475 degree F or gas mark 9) and on a lightly floured surface, roll into an approximately 10” base.
-Carefully transfer the rolled pizza dough to a lightly oiled/greased baking sheet or pizza stone.
-Spread with a tomato sauce/pizza base sause and sprinkle the toppings of your choice over the pizza, leaving a 1/4″ border around the edges.
-Toss in some good cheese for added measure. 
-Bake it for about 10 minutes, until the edges are nicely browned and the pizza looks irresistible.
(Few prefer to bake the base alone in the preheated over for a few minutes until half baked and then to bake it along with the topping for 10 minutes as 10 minutes is enough for the mozzarella to melt down. But it depends on you give it a try. If it is a thin crust pizza you are making 10-15 minutes should be enough in total, but if your base is thick you will have to reconsider).
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| Thin Crust yummy Pizza ready! |
Post your comments once you have tried!
