Making pizza dough for the first time today

[Dancergirl]

Inspired by the pizza thread on AIBU

I'm a bit nervous because I don't usually have success with making anything bready. I'm doing it in my Kenwood with the dough hook.

So strong white bread flour right? I have yeast coming in my shopping today. Add olive oil to the dough or not?

Any other tips would be gratefully received!

Sainsburys do a chilli flavour tomato purée which is nice for the sauce.

strong/bread flour
I use olive oil in the dough- for taste and to make it less sticky.
500g flour, yeast, pinch of salt, 250ml water, 50ml oil.
I like to add oregano to the dough as well.

knead until it forms a neat ball. rise. knead again and form. (makes about 4 decent size individual pizzas)

That sounds lovely but dc are strongly averse to anything vaguely spicy!

I make it all the time. I use white bread flour and no oil. I add salt to the flour, then prep my yeast by putting two teaspoons in a bowl of warm water with a pinch of sugar. When it froths up a bit, I work it gradually into the flour by using a knife and "cutting" it in.

Once it's together, I knead it on a floury surface for about ten mins. Then I put it to rise in an oiled bowl with a cover.

I use a rolling pin to make it nice and thin once it's risen.

Right, dough is made and in airing cupboard!

I use normal flour, out of date yeast, oil and warm water and it works well every time. Enjoy!

Personally I think tomato puree is too strong for pizza. I cook down a tin of tomatoes with some garlic, then liquidise, for a quick sauce.

I also just leave my dough in the mixer bowl covered with a tea towel, then knock it back using the dough hook again

I use pasata.

I use concentrated tomato puree.
less liquid on the pizza if you like to put loads of toppings on

When I haven't got time to cook down tinned tomatoes/onions etc for the sauce, I mix ketchup and tomato purée. Works really well.

We make the dough in the bread maker because I'm lazy strong white flour, yeast, olive oil, salt, water.

Pizza express passata is amazing.

Tesco mozerella for pizza works brilliantly (other mozerellas too liquidy)

Little drizzle of oil over the mozerella before cooking makes the cheese gooey - like real pizza!

An amazing topping is peppadew peppers. Inspired by the pollo ad Astra pizza at pizza express.

Happy cooking 🍕

They came out really well! Only thing is, I didn't manage to get the base thin enough, they were a bit more bread and not as crispy as I would have liked.

Ah, well, that's the good thing, you can keep changing/trying different ways...Weekly Pizzas until they're just right! Then weekly Pizzas, because they're just right!

DH has gone shopping for pizza ingredients for tonight. Yum.