Friday, June 18, 2010

Pizza base


I adjusted this recipe from a sister-in-law who got it from a Super Food Ideas magazine years ago.

2 cups plain GF flour (I have discovered F.G. Roberts brand flour and it is working really well)
1 packet dried yeast
3/4 cup warm water
1/2 tsp caster sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
pinch salt

Put yeast and sugar in water and leave to become frothy.
Sift flour (I didn't do this - I think the flour might be a bit weird to sift but I haven't tried it) into bowl, add salt, oil and yeast mixture. Mix to combine.
Turn onto lightly floured surface and knead until it is 'playdough like' (the real recipe suggests til it becomes elastic, but you won't really get that with GF flour).
Add more flour if necessary. Cut in half and roll out to make two rounds.

I reduced the amounts so as to make one small pizza for my daughter. I found I had to add more water but maybe I got the math wrong.

I topped it with tomato paste, sliced mushrooms, diced red capsicum, sliced zucchini and cannelini beans and cooked it at 180C for 15min. Best to put it on baking paper so that it doesn't stick to the tray. I also cooked up a beef steak, planning to put it on the pizza in slices but ended up just putting it on the side since the pizza went in the oven before the steak had cooked enough.

1 comment:

  1. Add xantham or guar gum to help the dough to become more elastic :)

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