---
layout: post
title: Pizza base recipe
tags:
---

## Ingredients

+ 1kg of '00' flour
+ 1 teaspoon of fine sea salt
+ 14g of dried yeast
+ 1 tabelspoon of golden caster sugar
+ 4 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
+ 650ml of lukewarm water (200 boiled, 450 cold)

## Method

+ sieve flour + salt on to large work top
+ mix yeast, oil and water in a jug and leave to activate (5-10 mins)
+ mix fluid again before use
+ make well in the flour and pour in fluid
+ fork in flour and mix and bring in more and more
+ once it becomes sticky use flour-dusted hands to work into ball
+ kneed dough until smooth and springy

+ place dough in a large flour-dusted bowl
+ cover with a damp cloth in a warm area
+ leave for an hour and dough should have doubled in size
+ remove dough on to flour-dusted worktop and knock back dough

+ either wrap balls in cling film and put in fridge / freezer until needed or use immediately.

+ roll pizza out into base about 15-20 minutes before use
+ put pizza slate in over and heat to recipe temperature
+ place pizza base on slate and add toppings
+ cook in over for 18-20 minutes
+ serve