Pizza Night

Who hasn’t loved to hog on a pizza!!! This was my second venture in trying out baking a pizza & even though my version of the sit didn’t come out like one of those PIZZA HUT style pizzas, this one is definitely worth the try. The tricky part here is in the usage of yeast. If your yeast doesn’t get frothy enough, your pizza dough won’t rise and you shall lose out on that crispy crust. This is where my Sis in law, Anki (Agna Avinash) helped me out in getting a frothy yeast mix. The toppings & sauces are up to your wish. For my pizzas I tried out the marinara & barbeque sauce while the toppings were the same in both cases.

 Ingredients

• 3 ¼ cups plain flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 package of ¼ oz. of active dry yeast
• 1 ¼ cup lukewarm water
• 2 tsp. of sugar
• Oregano Leaves to sprinkle
• 1 tbsp. olive oil

Baking sheet or pizza tray

In a bowl, add yeast and sugar in to the water and whisk until dissolved. Let it rest in a warm place for 10 minutes until frothy or double in size.

 Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in yeast liquid. Stir in oil.

 Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.

Place in a bowl greased with oil and cover with plastic wrap. Leave in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and punch down the dough. Roll out the dough to form a crust for on a large pizza. (Well if u get a good circle then way to go!!!! You can also make individual small pizzas too….Transfer prepared crust to lightly greased and sprinkled with flour on baking sheet or pizza pan. Push up the edge a little to form a ridge to retain the filling.

Add your pizza sauce, cheese, and favourite toppings.

I used: corn, onions, capsicum, olives, mushrooms and sausages (optional).

Bake at 425 F/ 220 C for 15 to 20 minutes.

Monitor pizza crust, especially the bottom of the crust as it bakes. It will turn brown when it is done, plus the cheese will be melted and brown on top. Remove from the oven and let it cool down for at least five minutes before you attempt to slice it.

Enjoyy!!!