It was R’s birthday and I wanted to do something special for dinner. What better than his favourite pizza my way 😛 This was my first try at making the base at home and Oh Boy it did turn out so well. I still need to work on my flattening techniques but it turned out well for the first try.
Need –
- For Dough -( 2 cups flour, 3/4 – 1 cup room temperature water , 1 1/2 tsp instant yeast , 1 tsp sugar , 1 tsp salt , 1tbsp Oil)
- Semolina – 2 tbsp
- Marinara Sause ( 1 onion chopped + 4 tomatoes crushed + 2 garlic cloves + 1 tsp red chillies flakes + 1 tbsp mixed herbs + salt + Olive oil)
- Onion – 1 sliced
- Olives – 10
- Capsicum – 1 – sliced
- Baby corn or American corn
- Mix of Salt + pepper -1 tbsp
- Cheese- (Mozzarella or Block cheese)
Process –
- For the dough mix everything in a stand mix with dough hook or using a spatula by hand. Add water slowly. If it becomes sticky then add little flour. Avoid adding salt on top of yeast as it will kill the bacteria. Apply oil to the dough and rest it for 1-2 hours by covering using cling wrap or kitchen towel.
- If you are in a hurry you can skip resting.
- After resting divide the dough into 2 without kneading again.
- If you are talented use your hands to flatten it like a pizza base. If you are like me, use a rolling pin to flatten a bit and then use hands to spread it. poke few holes using a fork.
- Spread the semolina and place the base. Apply the marinara sauce.
- Add the vegetables and sprinkle salt+ pepper. Add the cheese.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for 10-12 minutes or in the pizza mode if you have .
- You may skip the yeast , the pizza will still turn out well.
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