A quick and easy pizza.

A quick and easy pizza is not some thing that you can think of easy. Most pizza dough’s are difficult to make and take yeast the others do not taste like pizza dough. But with this recipe for pizza dough you will find that you can make a pizza base in a few second and have it in the room in front of a room full of friends with what ever topping you would like.

You will need

225g/8oz Strong flour or bread flour
100ml/3floz Water
1 Tsp Baking powder
2 or 3 tdsp Olive oil
A good pinch of salt

Now this recipe could not be simpler and is based on a style of Australian bread called damper. Apparently it was the bread that you make in the out back a few hundred miles away from any one or any thing. I found that you could adapt it to an easy very authentic pizza bough.

First get your flour, now it has to be a strong or bread flour. The reason for this is that you need the glutton in the flour to help in making this. You can use other types of flour but the result is not the same. Add the flour to a large bowl. Then add the baking powder and the salt. Give it all a good sir around. Then from a well in the middle of the flour and add the water and the oil.

Now working from the edges mix the flour in to the water. Work every thing together until you have a smooth dough that has come together in to a nice ball. If every thing looks like it is not going to work and is all to sticky then just add a little more flour to soak up the water.

Once you have got it in to a dough then place it to one side and prepare your toppings. You just have to leave it for a few minuets as the water and the dough get to work together. Then simply roll out the dough in to a nice round shape Place your toppings on top and in to a very hot oven. All depending on how thick you have rolled it will depend on how long it will cook. For a nice thin crust it takes about eight to ten minuets.

You can get clever with it as well I have added garlic herbs and cheese to the dough mix before adding the water.

My favourite toping as simple as it comes is fresh sliced tomatoes and rocket and mozzarella. Just lay it on top a grind of black pepper and a few fresh basil leaves. the best fresh fast food in a few minuets.