Can a pizza be anything else but round?
The brilliance of a pizza is that it can be what ever you want it to be; I threw together an Aristos special one Friday night with no funds in the bank and only a few essential ingredients left in my cosy kitchen; flours, yeast, potatoes, olive oil and rosemary were enough to quench my hunger!
Pizza like pasta is easier to make than you might think and once you try this simple recipe it will be a regular fixture for your cosy nights spent indoors throughout the wintery months ahead!
Experiment with different cheeses, meats, vegetables and sauces or opt for something 'au naturel' and simple like my own creation; potato, rosemary and olive oil. Its hard to resist fresh pizza straight from the oven any which way you you make it...finished with fresh rocket and Parmesan is simply sensational!
pizza dough
3/4 cup plain flour
3/4 cup self raising flour
1 teaspoon dried yeast
1/4 teaspoon salt
drizzle of honey
3/4 cup lukewarm water (your finger should feel warm to touch the water!)
topping
1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup mozzarella, grated
2 potatoes, peeled, finely sliced (make sure your knife is sharp & it will do all the work for you)
1 tablespoon rosemary
salt and pepper, to taste
lets have some fun
Pre-heat oven to 220C/200C fan forced for fifteen minutes. Place baking stone in the oven.
In a medium bowl add flours, yeast, salt, honey and water, stir until combined. Pour onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Roll out dough to desired thickness 0.5 -1 cm.
Remove baking stone carefully from the oven using a trivet (it will be very hot), working quickly brush dough with olive oil, sprinkle with cheese (helps to stick the ingredients to your pizza), top with potatoes (overlapping slightly), scatter with rosemary and season to taste.
Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.
Remove the stone carefully from the oven and serve pizza topped with fresh rocket and grated Parmesan.
love amie x
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