From the Anchor Yeast Kitchen
Basic Pizza Dough
Prep 1 hr
Baking Time
10–12 mins
Total 1 hr 12 mins
Makes 12 Large Pizza Bases
easy
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Any good pizza starts with a crispy, tasty base. This recipe is sure to be a firm favourite when you next make pizzas and finish them off with a variety of delicious toppings of your choice.
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Ingredients
1
kg
Cake flour
( 8 x 250 ml / 8 cups )
15
ml
Salt
( 2 tsp )
20
ml
Sugar
( 4 tbsp )
10
g
Anchor Instant Yeast
( 1 packet )
560
ml
Lukewarm water
( ± 1 1/4 cups )
60
ml
Oil
( 1/4 cup )
Oil, to brush
Method
Mix the cake flour, salt and sugar together. Add the Anchor Instant Yeast and mix.
Mix the lukewarm water and the oil together and add to the dry Ingredients to form a soft dough.
Knead the dough well for 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
Place the dough on a lightly floured surface, cover with greased plastic and leave to rest for 5 minutes.
Knock the dough down, divide into 12 equal pieces and roll each piece into a thin circle of 23 cm in diameter.
Place the bases on greased baking tray, brush with oil and top with toppings of your own choice.
Bake in a preheated oven at 220 °C / 450 °F for 10 – 12 minutes, or until light brown and crisp.
Add any delicious toppings of your choice…Your pizza, your way!
The yeast you'll need
Anchor Instant Yeast, 10 G Sachets
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