My favorite food is pizza. Today i’m gonna talk about it’s recipe and history. Pizza was
The history of pizza begins in antiquity, when various ancient cultures produced basic flatbreads with several toppings. A few decades later, it became the pizza that we know nowadays. I like to make pizza because it’s fun and i can listen to my favorite music while preparing it.
Here’s my favorite pizza recipe.
first, let’s start with the ingredients:
For this, we’re gonna need 300g strong bread flour
1 tsp (tea spoon) of instant yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp (table spoon) of olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
For the tomato sauce: 100ml passata
handful fresh basil or 1 tsp dried
1 garlic clove, crushed
For the topping : 125g ball mozzarella, sliced
handful grated or shaved parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)
handful of cherry tomatoes, halved
am finally fi finish, a handful of basil leaves, which is optional.
now let’s move on to the steps.
STEP 1
Make the base: Put the flour into a large bowl, then stir in the yeast and salt. Make a well, pour in 200ml warm water and the olive oil and bring together with a wooden spoon until you have a soft, fairly wet dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 mins until smooth. Cover with a tea towel and set aside. You can leave the dough to rise if you like, but it’s not essential for a thin crust.
STEP 2
Make the sauce: Mix the passata, basil and crushed garlic together, then season to taste. Leave to stand at room temperature while you get on with shaping the base.
STEP 3
Roll out the dough: if you’ve let the dough rise, give it a quick knead, then split into two balls. On a floured surface, roll out the dough into large rounds, about 25cm across, using a rolling pin. The dough needs to be very thin as it will rise in the oven. Lift the rounds onto two floured baking sheets.
STEP 4
Top and bake: heat the oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 8. Put another baking sheet or an upturned baking tray in the oven on the top shelf. Smooth sauce over bases with the back of a spoon. Scatter with cheese and tomatoes, drizzle with olive oil and season. Put one pizza, still on its baking sheet, on top of the preheated sheet or tray. Bake for 8-10 mins until crisp. Serve with a little more olive oil, and basil leaves if using. Repeat step for remaining pizza.
and now you can enjoy!
