Despite what some people think, pizza dough with yeast is pretty easy to make. All you need is a bit of patience. This home-made dough has a light, bread-like texture. Once you’ve tasted it, you don’t want to go back to the store-bought version.
When you think of pizzas, you probably think of Italy. While the pizza as we know it now certainly originated in Italy, pizza-like dishes have been around for centuries in many cultures. A pizza is essentially a flatbread, like focaccia or pitabread for example. Over time, people started adding toppings to their flatbreads, in a attempt to add flavour. The ingredient that really sets the pizza apart from all those other flatbreads, is the use of tomatoes.
Like many dishes, pizza started out as poor people food. But the pizza quickly became more popular. Those first Italian pizzas, didn’t have a lot of toppings. Just tomato sauce, herbs and possibly some cheese. Italian immigrants then introduced the pizza to other parts of the world. It was then that all the other types of pizza we know now, were invented.
These days, pretty much anything can be used as a pizza topping. If you can eat it, someone, somewhere, will have put it on a pizza. The results can of course range from delicious, to bizarre, to downright disgusting. But to each their own, I suppose. The great thing about this pizza dough, is that it is neutral in flavour. So whatever pizza you like best, you can use this recipe to make it.
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- Mix the yeast and sugar with 50 ml of the lukewarm water. Set aside for about 15 minutes. The mixture should then be bubbly and frothy. If it is not, your yeast has gone off and you'll have to go buy some new.
- Mix the salt with the flour, before adding the yeast mixture. Add the remaining 200 ml of water and knead the dough for 5 minutes. The dough should be elastic but not sticky.
- Put a tbsp of olive oil in a bowl and put the dough on top. Then cover the bowl with cling film and leave in a warm (not hot) place. Let the dough prove for about 30 minutes. You can use this time to prepare your toppings.
- Shape the dough into your desired shape, either round or square. Do this by rolling it out or (my preferred method) by simply shaping it with your hands. Then add your favourite sauce and toppings to the pizza.
- Bake your pizza in a pre-heated oven at 200°C/390°F for 20 to 25 minutes.
