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Pizza Express

Pizza Express Ingredients: water, bottled, generic sugars, granulated leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry salt, table wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched Directions: 1. Pour the warm water, sugar and...

Pizza Express

Ingredients:
water, bottled, generic
sugars, granulated
leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry
salt, table
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched

Directions:
1.
Pour the warm water, sugar and yeast into a mixing bowl and mix together, then leave to stand for 10-15 minutes.
2.
Sift the flour and salt into the mixing bowl and work all of the ingredients together using your hands
3.
When it is one ball, take out of the bowl and place on a flat, floury surface
4.
Fold and push the dough with the heel of your palm until it no longer sticks to your hand
5.
The dough should be smooth and silky.
Place it in a clean bowl, cover with a damp tea towel and leave in a warm place for about an hour
6.
Pre-heat oven to 220/200C fan oven or gas mark 7 This is the perfect time to select and prepare your toppings
7.
Your dough should now have doubled in size.
Take it out of the bowl and place on a floury surface, then push your fist hard into the dough, turn it over and repeat
8.
Then, using a floury rolling pin, roll the dough out into a circular shape so that it is 9 in diameter
9.
Now place your pizza base onto a baking tray, making sure any flour is tapped away
CREATE YOUR PIZZA!
with whatever ingredients you want
10.
Place pizza into the oven and cook for 20 minutes