Pizza Dough

Makes 2 medium size pizzas or about 4 servings

Ingredients

• Flour 400g

  • Plain 200g
  • Strong 200g

• Salt 8g

• Yeast (instant) 3.5g

• Olive Oil 28g

• Water 240g

Method

1. Add all dry ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix together
2. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the oil then the water. Then mix together.
3. If using a stand mixer, use a dough hook and mix on 1 for 8 - 10 minutes until it forms a smooth dough and comes away from the bowl. Otherwise, mix by hand until flour is combined fully into the dough, rest the dough for 20 - 30 minutes, then knead by hand for at least 5 minutes.
4. Cover the dough with a lid, wet tea towel or cling film and let proof for 4 - 6 hours. If the dough rises too much for the bowl, poke it to release the air and deflate it.
5. Once proofed, split the dough into 2 balls and let rise for at least another 30 minutes before stretching the dough into circles.
6. Add toppings as desired
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 220°C for 6 - 10 minutes.

This recipe was based on the one available here https://www.giallozafferano.com/recipes/Pizza-dough.html and modified for our own use based on the ingredients available to us.