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Traditional Pizza Dough

Traditional Pizza Dough
Course Traditional Pizza Dough
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 MEDIUM PIZZA
Author Chhavi

Ingredients

  • 3 cups All purpose Flour/Maida+extra flour for kneading
  • 1 teaspoon Dry Yeast
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Oil Olive preffered
  • 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
  • ½ cup warm water

Instructions

  • In a large bowl toss in the flour, yeast,salt and herbs.Make sure the yeast and salt are not in contact when you first put the ingredients in.
  • Mix everything with your hand or a spoon.Add in the oil.
  • Add in the warm water and make a dough.The dough should be soft and just before the point of being sticky.

Rise

  • Method 1-if you are running short on time
  • Take a little oil in your hands and lightly pat the prepared dough with it so the surface is oily.
  • Cover with a cling film or a damp kitchen towel and let it rise to double its size for 2 hours.
  • Method 2-if you have time on your hands
  • Knead the dough a little.Pat it/brush with oil.
  • Cover with cling film and leave it in the fridge for atlas 8 hours.
  • Take it out 30 minutes before you want to use the dough.

To Bake Pizza Dough

  • Preheat the oven to your maximum temperature(usually 250 degrees) for at least half an hour keeping the baking tray inside(on which you want to bake the pizza).
  • Wet your hands.Take tennis ball sized dough and roughly make it into a ball.
  • Keep the dough on a parchment paper.Using your finger tips flatten and teach the dough into a disc of the thickness you like.
  • Top the dough with sauce of your liking, topping and cheeese.
  • Pizza on Traditional Pizza Dough
    Pizza on Traditional Pizza Dough
  • Slide the parchment paper on the hot baking tray.Bake for 10 minutes.(Try and resits the urge to open the oven again and again otherwise the pizza will take longer.)