Who doesn't like Pizzas? Let me share a simple and easy Pizza crust recipe with you. I have used maida or all-purpose-flour instead of bread flour as I like a little less crispy base. This dough will be enough for 2 10-inch pizzas
Ingredients
All purpose flour- 3 1/2 cup
Warm water- 1 cup
Yeast- 2 1/2 tsp
Salt- 2 tsp
Sugar- 1 tsp
Olive oil- 2 tbsp
Method
Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. I used instant yeast so didn't had to wait much, else wait till forms appear to ensure yeast is good.
Take all the ingredients except 1 tbsp of olive oil in a mixing bowl and mix it into a smooth and elastic dough.
Once the dough is ready, coat it lightly with rest of the olive oil. You can refrigerate the dough at this stage for around 10 days in an air tight container.
Keep aside dough for an hour or two or as long as needed to get the dough double in size.
I had to wait for 2 hours to get the dough ready.Then move it to a flat surface and divide into 2 portions. Now work with 1 portion.
Flatten the dough gently with your finger tips. Apply flour or oil if necessary. Move it to a pizza stone or a flat oven tray.
Make edges to the dough, to keep toppings properly. Preheat the oven at 200 degree F and keep the pizza base for upto 10 mins. Remove from oven before it changes color. Now your base is ready and you can do the toppings at the time of serving. Click here for a simple veg pizza.
PS:-
- I used a standard 250 ml measuring cup.
- Exact oven time depends upon your oven.
- Use bread flour instead of maida to get a crispier crust.
- Recipe inspiration -www.simplyrecipes.com
- The time required for the dough to double its size depends upon the room temperature and the yeast used.
- Keep pizza on a lower third rack of your oven.