A thing or Two @bout Jared & Kaylen: Pizza baking

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Pizza baking

I’ve been contemplating for pizza baking for the longest time..We just had spaghetti the last weekend, so we had left over spaghetti sauce..Just nice for pizza base.

I prepared the dough the night before, as I saw kneading& proofing need 1hr+

This is the first pizza we made..thicker, with yummy bread as we eat right after taken out from oven..

Recipe from Happy Home Baking

Thick Crust Pizza

Ingredients: (make two 10" pizza dough)

250g bread flour
50g plain flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
1/2 teaspoon dried mixed herbs (optional)
1 tablespoon olive oil180ml lukewarm water

Method:

Place bread flour, plain flour, salt, yeast and dried mixed herbs (if using) in a mixing bowl.

Mix well with hand. Make a well in the centre and add olive oil and water. Using your hand, gradually work the ingredients together to form a soft dough.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for 10-15mins until the dough becomes smooth and elastic. Shape dough into a round ball and place in a lightly oiled mixing bowl. Cover with cling wrap and leave to rise for 1 hr or until double in size.

Turn out the risen dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knock it down to release the air. Give it a few gentle kneading. Divide dough into 2 equal portions. Shape into two balls, cover loosely with cling wrap and let the doughs rest for about 10mins.

Roll or press out each portion to a round, about 12" in size. Place dough on baking tray lined with parchment paper or on a greased pan.

Spread some pizza sauce over the dough to within 1 cm (0.5 inch) of the edge. Arrange a layer of grated cheese (I used grated mozzarella), followed by preferred toppings. Sprinkle the top all over with grated cheese.

Bake in a preheat oven at 220 degC for 15-20mins or until the crust has turned golden and the cheese has melted. Serve warm.

Step by Step Demo by the kids