This is Biju Thomas and Allen Lim favourite pizza dough recipe. It’s super-fast and easy to prepare. In my household it is often made on a Friday evening and then have homemade pizza’s for dinner instead of takeaways. The kids love it, because they get to decide what goes on top.
Pizza Dough
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm tap water
- 1 Tbsp active dry yeast
- ½ tsp sugar
- 3 cups flour plus some more for dusting surfaces
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp coarse salt
- 1 pinch cornmeal to dust pan or stone (optional)
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine water, yeast, and sugar,a nd gently mix. Set aside for about 5 minutes or until the mixture is foamy.
- Stir in 2½ cups of the flour, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and the salt. The dough will be sticky.
- Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead while adding remaining ½ cup of flour in small amounts until you get a consistent, nonsticky, elastic ball.
- Coat another large bowl with the remaining olive oil. Place the dough in bowl, turning to coat evenly with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour. (If you can't wait for dough to rise, roll out the dough right away. It will make a very thin "cracker" crust but this is also very good.)
- Divide the dough into 2 balls. Roll out each ball on a floured board with a rolling pin or a wine bottle. Dust with flour as needed, flip it once or twice, and continue stretching the dough from the centre outward.
- Transfer dough to a pizza pan or stone dusted with cornmeal, top with favourite ingredients, and back at 205°C (400°F) until crust is a light golden brown underneath, 12-15 minutes.
Notes
Freeze leftover dough and thaw it at room temperature when you are ready to use it.
Once you’ve mastered the basic recipe, try using other flours such as whole wheat, garbanzo, or almond flour. I use wholemeal flour.
Although I’m not a qualified chef I do like to pretend I’m on Master Chef. I source the recipes from the stated source (not sauce) and make them taking the photo of the meal I produce for myself.
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