Seed to Feed Me: RECIPE FOR ITALIAN PIZZA

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

RECIPE FOR ITALIAN PIZZA

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This pizza is quick and simple to make. You can use any alternative toppings to your pizza that you like or substitute the mozzarella cheese for halloumi cheese.

Ingredients

Pizza base: 8 oz strong white flour
1 teaspoon dried yeast
1/2 teaspoon slat
125 ml warm water

Pizza sauce:
1 can chopped plum tomatoes
1/2 onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic
5 mushrooms, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped basil
1 tablespoon chopped marjoram
Pepper to taste

Pizza topping:

1/2 onion
Roasted chicken
Chorizo
1 ball mozzarella cheese
5 peppadew peppers, sliced
5 mushrooms

Method

To make the tomato sauce gently fry the onion in a saucepan for 5 minutes until softened. Add the chopped tomatoes, herbs, garlic, mushrooms and cook on a gently heat for 30 minutes until the sauce thickens into a paste.

To make the base place the flour, yeast and slat into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Slowly add in the warm water and mix together. Place the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface and knead the mixture to form a smooth dough.