Basic Pizza

Salam bersiaran,

Hm...hari ni rasa macam nak makan pizza pulak. Kat sini kalau teringin nak makan pizza kat pizza hut tu cuma boleh makan vege pizza je dan salad servingnya pun lain dari Pizza Hut kat Malaysia nun. Kalau nak makan pizza yang berdaging bagai, boleh beli kat kedai Pakistan atau Turki.

Tapi memandangkan nak keluar rumah setakat nak makan pizza tu amatlah tak berbaloi dengan cuaca yang sejuk beku ni, maka baiklah kita buat je sendiri. Lagipun dalam buku ajaib ku itu (The Big Book of Baking) ada resipi basic pizza. Kalau tengokkan bahannya tak lah susah mana cuma nak menguli tu je kena kerja kuat sikit. Tapi rasanya kalau ada Bread Machine lebih mudah. Neway, jom tengok resipi.

Basic Pizza Dough
Source : The Big Book of Baking

Ingredients:-

175 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
1 tsp salt
1 tsp dried yeast
1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for brushing and drizzling
6 tbsp lukewarm water

Topping
175 ml ready made pizza sauce or 350 g tomatoes, peeled and halved
1 pc milky mozarella (optional)
1 tsp dried oregano
salt and pepper
Grated mozarella and cheddar
chopped pineapple, tomatoes and mushroom (optional)
Chicken ham / minced meat (optional)

Method :-

1. Sift the flour and salt together into a bowl and stir in the yeast.
2. Make a well in the centre and pour in the oil and lukewarm water.
3. Stir well with a wooden spoon until the dough begins to come together, then knead with your hands until it leaves the side of the bowl.
4. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead well for 5 - 10 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
5. Brush a bowl with oil. Shape the dough into a ball, put in the bowl and cover with a damp tea towel. Leave to rise in a warm place for 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in volume.
6. Brush the baking tray with oil. Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface, knock back with your fist and knead for 1 minute.
7. Roll out the dough to a 10 inch round. Place on the prepared baking tray and push the edge slightly all round. Cover the baking tray with a damp tea towel and leave to rise in a warm place for 10 minutes.
8. Preheat the oven to 200C or gas mark 6. Spread the pizza sauce over the base of the pizza almost to the edge. Sprinkle all the topping on the pizza sauce evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and crisp.
9. Brush the crust with olive oil and serve immediately.

Okie, this is basically a version of thin crust pizza. The dough is just nice and the best thing is bila buat sendiri ni kita boleh letak segala macam topping yang kita nak. Selamat mencuba.