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Step by step: Basic pizza dough

  • Time to make: 10 mins, plus 30 mins proving
  • Serving: 4 people (makes enough for 1 large or 4 small pizzas)
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup plain flour plus extra for kneading
    • ½ cup wholemeal flour
    • 8g sachet dried yeast
    • pinch of salt
    • ½ teaspoon dried basil or mixed herbs
    • about ⅔ cup lukewarm water
    • cooking spray oil, to grease
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Place flours in a large bowl with yeast, salt and dried herbs. Make a well in the centre. Use a palette knife or wooden spoon to mix in just enough water to bind mixture.

    2 Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 5 minutes to form a smooth (not sticky) ball. Use a little extra flour if you need to.

    3 Spray a bowl and plastic wrap with a little oil spray. Place dough in bowl and cover with wrap. Set aside in a warm, draft-free place to prove (rise) for about 30 minutes.

    4 Check dough has proved – when a finger is pressed on the dough, it will spring back a little.

    5 Once dough is proved, use your fist or knuckle to punch down on dough. Turn out on a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth.

    6 Prepare dough for your favourite topping. Roll out dough to make 1 large pizza, or 4 smaller pizzas.

    Variations

    Use this dough to make delicious Chicken and capsicum pizza.

    HFG tip

    • Keep it warm. Make sure the kitchen and utensils are warm before you start making dough. Your dough will rise more quickly – about 30 minutes for one quantity of our basic recipe.
    • Lukewarm water added to flour activates yeast, which enables the dough to rise. Be careful – hot water ‘kills’ yeast. ‘Hand-hot’ water is ideal.
    • Invest in a pizza pan if you’re a pizza fan. Forming a standard round pizza will be easier and if you buy one with a perforated disc, air can circulate easily for a crisp crust.
    • Plastic wrap is ideal for covering dough once it’s kneaded. Spray plastic lightly with oil to prevent any sticking to the dough.
    • Always preheat the oven before cooking pizza.

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