ravenlynne > wrote in
:

> PeterL wrote:
>> "kilikini" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>
>>> Peter, would you care to share your pizza crust recipe? I'm
>>> literally dying to make some pizza and I'm gathering crust ideas.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Found it!! Splattered with red wine and tomato sauce stains, but
>> still legible :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Basic Pizza Dough
>>
>> 2-1/4 cups plain flour
>> 1 packet *active* dry yeast (not Instant, it must be active)
>> 1/4 teaspoon sugar (I just use white)
>> 1 cup warm water
>> 2 tablespoons oil (I use olive oil)
>>
>>
>> Put water, yeast, and sugar in a container, mix, and then cover and
>> place in a warm spot.
>>
>> Sift flour into a large bowl. When water has foamed, pour into flour,
>> add the oil and mix.
>>
>> When it forms a dough, put onto floured surface and knead for 10mins
>> till smooth and elastic.
>>
>> Cut into two to make two pizza bases, or one pizza base and two large
>> calzones.
>>
>>
>> I usually put it on a pizza tray in the oven (once covered with
>> toppings!!) for the first 10 or so minutes, then when it's 3/4
>> cooked, I slip it off the tray straight onto the wire oven racks to
>> brown the base properly. One of these days I'll get myself a pizza
>> stone!!
>>
>>
>
> I want one too, to try again. I bought one from pampered chef 10
> years ago...I oiled it like the directions said and put it into the
> oven (again as per instructions) and it craked into two peices in the
> oven.
>


Hmmmmmmmmmm......... I might just use a couple of terracota tiles :-)


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Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

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