Pizza Dough Recipes , Tips and Quick Questions

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Steve059

Time to add this one of mine ...

FOCACCIA BREAD

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

2 teaspoons or 1 sachet of yeast
150ml of warm water
250g of plain white flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of olive oil
A little more flour
A little more olive oil
2 tablespoons of olive oil

METHOD

If you are using fresh or dried yeast, activate it according to the instructions on the packet.

Put the flour, oil and salt, water and yeast into a large bowl. Mix thoroughly, until the dough sticks to itself, instead of sticking to you or the bowl. If the dough seems a little stiff, add another 1 tablespoon of water.

Sprinkle a little more flour onto a clean, dry work surface. Using the heel of your hands, push half of the dough away from you. Turn it over and turn it around a bit. Repeat this for 10 minutes until the dough is smooth, silky and elastic.

Wash and dry the bowl, and rub a little oil around it. Put the dough back in the bowl. Cover it with a clean, damp tea towel, or cling film. Put the bowl somewhere warm for 20 minutes until it has doubled in size.

Uncover it and hit the top of the dough. It should collapse, as you knock the air out of it.

Wipe a little more oil over a baking tray. Put the dough on the tray and spread it out until it’s 5mm to 1cm (¼ to ½ an inch) thick. Cover it again with the damp tea towel or cling film. Put it somewhere warm again for 30 minutes until it has doubled in size again.

Make deep dimples all over the dough with your fingertip. Brush or drizzle the 2 tablespoons of oil over it.

Cook in a preheated oven at 220°C, 425°F, gas mark 7 for 20 to 25 minutes.

Leave to cool, ideally on a wire rack.

EstherH

Hi, as the title suggests, I have bought a pack of pizza dough mix and noticed it says to add a couple of tablespoons of oil. I haven't got any and don't want to specially go out and buy some atm. Last time I used bread mix to make my base and assumed this would be the same, just add water. Will it be alright if I leave the oil out or should I go a buy some? Thanks in anticipation.

Esther xx

AnnieO1234

What's listed as the ingredients?

Xx

EstherH

Hi Annie,
Ingredients are: wheat flour, salt, dried yeast, wheat glutton, dextrose, barley malt flour, barley malt extract, flour treatment agent, ascorbic acid, xylanase.

Thanks. Esther xx

adouglasmhor

Do you have any marge or cooking fat to use instead or add an egg? If not it should be OK without it might be a little bit harder to roll out.

EstherH

Yes I have some sunflower spread and an egg. What's best? Esther x

AnnieO1234

Add the spread, I wouldn't add egg to pizza dough personally. If you don't bother with either you might find it slightly tougher than regular dough. Alternatively add some baking powder or bicarb into mix before adding water which will aerate it, you'll need to let it prove for 20 minutes or so.

Xx

sweetilemon

I make it all the time without, sometimes oil the bowl so it doesnt stick when proving. Not worth buying some. Is a dough mix cheaper than strong flour & yeast? Thats all pizza dough needs? Enjoy!

AnnieO1234

Homemade is only cheaper if you have the flour, if you don't use it then the dough mixers are better. X