
Our simple and delicious pizza dough recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 500g Strong White Bread Flour or ‘00’ Flour
- 2 Tsp Dried Active Yeast (follow pack for instructions)
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Tsp Salt
- 300ml Tepid Water
- Flour (for dusting)
METHOD
- In a large mixing bowl, bring all ingredients together until just combined.
- Knead dough on a floured worktop for 5 -7 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic.
- Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with cling film and leave to prove until doubled in size (Approx. 4 5 minutes).
- Turn the dough out onto a dusted work surface and divide into 4 even pieces and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
- On a dusted work surface, use a rolling pin and hands to shape the dough into a thin circular base.
- Transfer to a floured pizza stone or peel, add the tomato base sauce and desired toppings. Cook pizza in a conventional oven at 230c or a fan assisted oven at 210°c for 10 minutes.
- Alternatively, cook in a wood fired pizza oven at around 400c turning regularly until cooked (approx. 90-180 seconds depending on the toppings used).

Our perfect tomato sauce recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 3 x 400G Tinned Plum Tomatoes
- 4 Cloves of Garlic
- Handful of Chopped Fresh Basil
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- Salt and Pepper
METHOD
- Peel and finely slice the garlic cloves.
- Place a frying pan on a medium heat add the olive oil and garlic.
- Once garlic begins to colour, add the basil and tomatoes, using a wooden spoon to break up the tomatoes.
- Season with salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and pass through a sieve to remove the garlic and basil.
- Pour the sauce back into the pan and bring to the boil, then lower the heat to a simmer for roughly 5 minutes to reduce the sauce until it is a perfect consistency for spreading on your pizza base.