Fruitful Year

Pizza is a family favourite in my house, especially on a Friday or Saturday night. There’s nothing better than a homemade pizza, rich with tomato sauce, onions, and peppers, topped with yummy mozzarella and a selection of salami. Extra oregano and garlic to make it shine!

Start by making the dough:

Ingredients for the dough

• 400g bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon caster sugar
• 30ml olive oil
• 225ml luke warm water

Method

• Weight the dry ingredients into a bowl.
• Add the olive oil
• Bring the mixture together – a knife works well.

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• You can either hand kneed the dough or use a mixer with a dough hook – my preference! Either way, kneed the dough for about 10 minutes until it is soft and pliable.

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• Form the dough into a ball and rub lightly with olive oil.

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• Replace the dough in the bowl and cover with a towel.
• Leave to prove in a warm spot for about 45 minutes – until it has risen to twice its size

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Once the dough has risen, knock it back and turn onto a board. Cut into two halves and, either with your hand or a rolling pin, spread the dough over two baking sheets and leave to prove for another 20 minutes.

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Bake the dough for 8 minutes 200C / 400F

Ingredients for the topping

• Lightly fry chopped onions and pepper in olive oil and, once soft, add plenty of tomato paste, a little passata and lots of chopped garlic.
• Spread this mixture onto the pizza bases.
• Top with olives, and a selection of salamis and pepperoni.

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• Slice lots of mozzarella and add to the topping with a little grated Parmesan.
• Sprinkle over dried or fresh oregano, pepper and some extra olive oil.

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• Bake at 200C / 400F for about 15 – 20 minutes – until the cheese is browning.

Serve and Enjoy!!