Makes 6 bases
Prep. Time: 75 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
• 10 g instant yeast
• 15 ml sugar
• 1 000 ml flour
• 10 ml salt
• 30 ml olive oil
• 400 – 450 ml warm water
Base Method:
- Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl and add yeast.
- Add remaining ingredients with enough liquid to form a soft dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface and knead until dough is smooth and elastic.
- Place dough in a large lightly oiled bowl, cover with cling wrap and leave in a warm place to rise to double in size (about 60 minutes).
- Return to floured surface and roll out to a thickness of 3 mm then, using a pot lid or plate as guide, cut 6 large circles.
- Prick bases all over with a fork and bake at 240°C for 5 minutes.
Pizza Paste Ingredients:
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
• 2 x 410 g tinned tomatoes, drained and finely chopped
• 15 ml tomato paste
• 10 ml salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Bunch fresh basil or oreganum, chopped
Pizza Paste Method:
- Add and mix ingredients together, cook over a medium heat for 1 – 2 minutes and set aside.
Tasty Pizza Toppings:
Have fun with various topping combinations. Here are some delicious ideas to get you started.
• Mozzarella grated, tinned pineapple pieces and Eskort Chopped Ham Roll. Once baked garnish with a few leaves of fresh rocket.
• Pre-cooked Eskort Gold Medal Pork Sausages sliced, with sliced mushrooms and tomato.
• Sliced Eskort Viennas with cubes of feta cheese. Once baked, pop on a few slices of freshly peeled and sliced avocado.
• Eskort Rib Burgers cut into pieces, mozzarella and tomato.
• Eskort Russians sliced with mozzarella – once baked pop on a few slices of banana.
• Eskort French or Garlic Polony sliced, mushrooms, sliced green or red peppers, and black olives.
Winning Pizzas:
- Brush the partially baked base with olive oil.
- Spread with about 45 ml of the tomato mixture, sprinkle over about 250 ml grated mozzarella or cheddar cheese.
- After choosing your favorite combination of toppings, bake in a preheated oven at 240°C for 8 – 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and browned and serve immediately.
Option: Try some of the following additions: onions, spring onions, capers, olives, anchovies, bacon, asparagus, artichoke hearts, pepperdews, even roasted butternut or beetroot and slices of chilli. Drizzle some sweet chilli sauce over the pizza just before serving.