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Cooking class Making pizza dough from scratch may seem daunting but follow these easy steps and you will master the art of the perfect pizza in no time.
Pizza dough • 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water • 1 x 7g sachet of dried yeast • 1 tsp caster sugar • 1/8 cup olive oil • 500g Tipo ‘00’ flour • 100g finely ground semolina flour • 1 tsp sea salt Note: Tipo flour is a finely ground flour that gives the dough a smooth texture.
Step one In a jug mix the yeast, sugar, olive oil and water together and leave for a few minutes. Seive flour and salt into a clean bowl and make a well in the middle. Pour yeast mixture into the well slowly and with a fork, bring the flour in gradually from the sides swirling it into the liquid. Keep mixing until all the flour comes together, then work the remaining flour together with clean flourdusted hands. Knead until the dough is smooth and springy. Step two Place the ball of dough into a flour-dusted bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Let sit for an hour until the dough doubles in size. Step three Transfer the ball of dough to a floured surface and with your hands, knock back (push the air out of) the dough. Step four Divide the dough into 3 equal portions. Role each ball of dough out into rough circles about 5mm thick. ~ Makes 3 pizza bases { page 22 }