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I was searching for an easy pizza dough recipe on youtube the other day. I found so many variations so in order to avoid confusing, I took the best elements from three different recipes and mixed them together. This is what I came up with. I am probably doing some things wrong. I am keen to receive feedback or advice. I was quite happy with the result but it would be ideal to get a more elastic and stretchy dough.  Give this recipe a go, the results have been satisfactory so far.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of plain flour
• 1 cup of wholemeal flour
• 1 sachet of dry active yeast 7g
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil (extra virgin)
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 and 1/2 cups of warm water

Part I

1. Sift both flour into a large bowl. Add yeast and stir for 2 minutes.
2. Add cups of warm water and 4 tablespoons of olive oil. Stir in with a spoon for 2 minutes.
3. Add a teaspoon of salt than start mixing dough with your hands inside the bowl for 2 minutes.
4. Remove dough from bowl and knead on a table for around 5 minutes.
5. Lightly spray a large bowl with olive oil and place dough into the bowl. Move dough around to ensure it is covered by the oil. Seal with cling wrap and a tea towel on top.
6. Set aside for 2 hours.

Part II

1. Remove dough from bowl and place on table.
2. Cut the dough into three even pieces.
3. Leave one dough on the table to work with and the rest aside into the bowl and covered.
4. Knead dough gently for 1 minute.
5. Flatten dough and spread out its edges to increase it’s size.
6. You can roll the dough using a rolling pin. Start at the center and work outward in all direction.
7. Once the dough is light and flat, place onto baking dish or tray.
8. Top with ingredients of your choice.
9. Place into oven at 210º Celsius for about 9-10 minutes

Tags: dough, food, Italian, pizza, pizza base, recipe

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