Description
This is an awesome pizza base recipe that is ready in just a few minutes! Once you try this recipe you will never need another pizza base recipe again!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon of dry yeast
- 2 1/2 teaspoons of sugar
- 1/2 cup of lukewarm water
- 1 1/4 cups of plain flour
- 1 teaspoon of olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
Instructions
- Combine yeast, sugar, and water in a mixing bowl and stir to combine then cover with a tea towel and allow to stand for a few minutes until the mixture gets foamy/bubbly looking.
- Add the flour, oil, and salt and mix together with a wooden spoon (if the mixture is too wet add a little more flour or if too dry add a little more water).
- Bring the mixture together into a ball using your hands and then allow it to rest in the bowl (cover the bowl with a tea towel while you prepare your pizza toppings).
- Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Turn the dough out onto a floured board/bench and knead it just a couple of times so that it forms a smooth ball.
- Roll out to desired shape and place onto a baking tray.
- Top with your favorite pizza toppings and then bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 20 – 25 minutes.
Notes
Makes one 10 – 11 inch pizza crust.
