Originally Posted by The_Bax

That MY dinner your muscling in on

Originally Posted by Beebop

Ingredients...for Pizza

Strong flour (for bread)
Salt
Olive Oil
Fast-action Yeast
Water

Tsp - teaspoon
Tbs - tablespoon

Mix 8 fl. oz of water (warm - mix 1/3 boiling water with 2/3 cold water) with 3/4 tsp of salt and a cup of flour and two tbs of Olive Oil and beat it for 1 minute or so (I use my mixer for this and a good beating seems to make the dough lighter). Add two sachets of yeast and keep beating for another two minutes.

Add more flour slowly until you get a pliable dough (by which time you are using a spoon to mix the flour in, not the electric mixer) - turn out onto a floured board and knead for 5 minutes (you get a feel for this after a while) dough should be soft and bouncy and not taking any more flour up.

Chuck it back in the mixing bowl (oil/flour the inside 1st) put a plastic bad (tesco carrier bag!) over the top to keep the atmosphere moist and put the bowl somewhere warm for 1 hr 30 mins ish.

Turn out onto the board and gently knock the air out, pull/roll into a pizza shape and put on an oiled tray. Leave for 15 mins and then add toppings and cook at max (230 C) in the oven - 10 mins or so.

Tomato sauce - gently cook some garlic in some olive oil for a couple of mins and the add a can of tomatoes, pinch of sugar & salt, black pepper....cook down until it's a thick paste. You can add onion, fresh basil, dried basil or oregano. (I also add a pinch of Marigold Swiss Vegetable Bouillon but I’m not sure if you can get this in Canada.)

It's quite flexible - if you want mushrooms or peppers on the pizza, cook them a bit before using as a topping.

It's all a bit experimental....only thing that can really go wrong is that you kill the yeast with the water being too hot or too cold or it was dead anyway. Dough should double in size - if it doesn't, it's gone wrong.

This will be good for your daughter as once mastered, it is a very impressive thing to do for friends!!

Originally Posted by mkmurrays

Shamelessly resurrecting this thread because I have made this pizza so many times now, and it's being used again to feed the pack for my daughter's birthday bash on Saturday. So, thanks again Beebop.

I was also wondering if anyone had some scrummy summer recipes to share too.....as I sit listening to the thunder in Kelowna.....?

Thanks. OKMs

Originally Posted by Coffeepot

What do you fancy Savory or sweet ?

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy

Doesnt matter.
I've got my bike outside.

Originally Posted by Coffeepot

Is that so you can work it off or so you can come and get it Butch

so whats your weakness then is it Chocolate, peanut butter, cheese ?????

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy

Existentialist joke

Of the three choices I'll take the Chocolate.

Originally Posted by Coffeepot

Tell me what you like and i will see if i have something you might like

Originally Posted by Piff Poff

Okay everybody. I am bored cooking the same old same old. I can't remember what I used to cook, to what I cook now and when everyone comes home and says what's for supper, I am replying I dunno? What do you want? Then it's a rummage in the freezer and something boring for tea.

My family eat most everything, although hubby isn't keen on fish or lamb. Tonight I am going to do a goulash - never done one before so we'll see

I am a fair to middling cook but can't make pastry so I cheat with that.

So what are your favourite dinners?

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy

Existentialist joke

Originally Posted by Souvenir

I though it was brown or white?

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy

Hey Souv,

At last someone else who 'understands' it.