Basic Pizza Dough

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups strong flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried yeast
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2/3 cup hand-hot water
• 1 teaspoon oregano

Recipe

• 1 sift together the flour and salt into a large bowl and stir in the dried yeast and oregano.
• 2 make a well in the centre of the flour mixture.
• 3 add the olive oil and gradually add enough of the warm water to make a soft dough. the amount of water will vary according to the flour but the dough must be malleable.
• 4 knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth and elastic - about 10 minutes.
• 5 place dough back in clean lightly oiled bowl and turn it around to coat it with some of the oil; cover with cling wrap and leave in a warm place to "prove".
• 6 after the dough has doubled in size (approx 60 minutes), knock it back and knead again for about 3 minutes.
• 7 shape and top as desired.