Easy Peasy Pizza
This recipe uses a very simple method to make your own pizza dough. For the tomato-based sauce for your tasty topping, you can either buy a can or jar of passata, or follow this simple recipe to make your own.
Ingredients (Serves 2 – makes 2x12cm round or 1x18cm round or 1x20cm round square pizza)
Vegetable oil for greasing
50g button mushrooms
50g mozzarella OR reduced fat Cheddar cheese OR a mixture of the two
1 quantity basic dough (see ingredients)
3-4 x 15ml spoons passata sauce (see ingredients)
1 clove garlic
Black pepper
½ x 5ml spoon dried oregano (optional)
To make your pizza base
100g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
25g unsaturated fat spread
4 x 15ml spoons skimmed milk
To make your passata sauce
1 x 400g can chopped OR plum tomatoes
Black pepper (pinch)
½ x 5ml spoon dried basil (pinch) OR small bunch (10g) fresh basil
Instructions
To make your pizza base (if you are in a rush you could use a pitta bread or tortilla wrap for your base)
Sift the flour into a medium mixing bowl.
Rub in the spread until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Gradually add the milk and mix together with a fork or table knife.
Bring the dough together with your hands to reach a smooth consistency. If the dough is too wet and sticky, add a small amount of flour until it is the correct consistency.
To make your passata sauce (you can also buy this in a carton or jar)
Open the can of tomatoes and pour into the blender. Add the black pepper and basil (wash and add the fresh basil, if using) and blitz until they combine to create a smooth liquid. If you don’t have a blender, you can strain the tomatoes in a sieve or, if you don’t mind getting your hands dirty, crush them together with the pepper and basil in a bowl by squishing them between your fingers.
To make your pizza
Lightly grease the baking tray or tin.
Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan or gas mark 7.
Wipe the mushrooms with kitchen paper and slice thinly. Cut the mozzarella cheese into small cubes or grate the Cheddar.
Press the dough into the baking tin or press or roll into an 18cm circle on a lightly floured surface. Alternatively, cut the dough in half and press out into 2 x 12cm rounds. Place the rounds onto the baking tray.
Spoon on the passata sauce and spread almost to the edge of the dough. Peel and chop or crush the garlic.
Arrange the mushrooms on top of the sauce and sprinkle the cheese over the top.
Add the garlic, black pepper to taste and the oregano (if using).
Place in the hot oven for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling and the base is golden.
Top Tips
Swap the mushrooms with your favourite ingredients, add to the passata-covered pizza base and sprinkle over mozzarella and/or Cheddar cheese as above. Here are some other ideas you might like to try.
Vegetable pizza – Add ½ a sliced red onion, ½ a deseeded and sliced red or yellow pepper and 10 halved cherry tomatoes.
Chicken pizza – Scatter over 30g of diced cooked chicken and a few chopped black olives.
Greek pizza – Use feta cheese instead of mozzarella or Cheddar, 6 stoned olives and 25g of washed and dried spinach leaves broken into small pieces. Arrange the spinach on top of the passata sauce, crumble over the feta and scatter over the olives.
Allergens
Milk, Wheat (gluten)
Original Source: https://letsgetcooking.org.uk/lets-get-cooking-at-home/recipes/easy-peasy-pizza/