DIY Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
- Flour 00 Tipo flour is best, but plain or bread flour works well too.
- Yeast Fast action dried.
- Sugar Just a pinch to feed the yeast.
- Salt.
- 100 ml Warm Water.
Instructions
The Dough Method:
- The Mix: Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Slowly add the warm water until it comes together into a ball.
- The Workout: Knead the dough for up to 10 minutes. I know, it sounds like a lot, but it stretches the gluten and gives you that chewy texture.
- The Wait: Leave it in a warm place to rise (prove). If you can do 6 hours, great, but even an hour helps.
Cooking Method (The Frying Pan Hack):
- Roll it: Roll out your dough on a floured surface.
- The Fry: Get a large frying pan very hot (no oil). Place the dough base in the pan. Cook until the bottom is crispy and brown.
- The Top: While it's in the pan, add your tomato sauce and cheese.
- The Grill: Slide the pizza onto a baking tray and put it under a hot grill until the cheese is bubbling.
Notes
Topping Inspiration (Tired Dad Rogue): You can go classic, or you can go full "Tired Dad":
- The Roast Dinner Pizza: Use thick gravy as the base (instead of tomato), top with chicken, onions, and bacon.
- The Curry Pizza: Chicken Tikka paste base, onions, peppers, and chicken.
- The Carbonara: Cream base, pancetta, and parmesan.