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Pizza Dough

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.2
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Servings: 2 thin 10-inch crusts

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

From: Thomas, Biju & Lim, Allen (2011) The Feedzone Cookbook - Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes Velo Press