Step by Step Guide of Creating a Pizza

By: Aash Bhasin

Ingredients

O Strong white bread flour (250g)

O Sea/Salt (1 teaspoon)

O Sugar (1 teaspoon)

O Dried yeast (3.5g)

O Virgin Olive oil (1 tablespoon)

O Room temperature water (160ml)

O Toppings (cheese, tomato sauce and basil

leaves)

Method 1

O Take the room temperature water (160 ml)

out. Mix the sugar (1tsp), Olive oil (1tsp.)

and dried yeast into the water. Leave the

mixture to the side.

Method 2

O Get 250g of white bread flour out and sieve

it to a clean bowl. After done add a teaspoon

of salt to it. Try to spread the salt around the

flour.

Method 3

O Now that the we have left the mixture of the

water, sugar and olive oil for a few minutes,

pour it in to the flour (which is mixed with

salt). Try to mix it gently with hands/wooden

spoon (make sure you have washed them).

Expert advice: • If too sticky while mixing

the dough try to add a little flour

• Always use one hand to mix the dough so that you can grab on to something else with clean hands

Method 4 O When the dough has been mixed properly,

put a wet cloth (with warm water) and cover the dough with it (over the bowl). Leave the dough covered with the cloth for 1 hour.

Why:

O If not then the dough will dry out, it needs to be covered because the mixture has yeast in it (yeast needs food and shelter)

Method 5

O After the dough has been covered with a wet

cloth, take the cloth out and try to knock out

the air and put it on a clean surface. When

done take a rolling pin and make a shape

(make sure its flat).

Expert advice:

• When ready to use the

rolling pin, try to add

some flour on the rolling

pin (so the rolling pin

wont stick to the dough).

Method 6

O After the dough is shaped and flat, take a

tray, spread a tablespoon of olive oil and

spread it on the tray and then place the

dough on the tray.

Why:

The reason we have to add some olive oil on the tray is because then when the dough has been come out of the oven (done), then it would be easier to take the pizza base out.

Method 7

Now just add the toppings on the base (e.g.

tomato sauce, cheese) and out it in the oven for

around 15 mins pre baked (for it to be crispy).

Bibliography

O http://www.papajohns.co.uk/images/menu/enlarged/Cheese-Tomato.jpg

O http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/inspirestock/inspirestock1112/inspirestock111207170/11429260-pizza-dough-rolled-out-with-rolling-pin.jpg

O http://gourmetaddict.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/dsc_0617.jpg

O http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-pizza-dough-2

O http://img.21food.com/20110609/product/1306754163929.jpg

O http://www.deliaonline.com/Images/xlarge/easy-blend-yeast-20699.jpg