Tuesday, September 7, 2010

I love...

Breakfast pizza, it's more than just a pizza.
dough

makes: 4 (30cm) pizzas

ingredients
3 teaspoons dry yeast
3 teaspoons sugar
3 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) water425 g (15 oz) 00 (bakers‘) fl our

vegetarian topping (for 1 pizza)
2 tablespoons goats cheese

1/4 cup mozzarella, grated

2 tomatoes, chopped

6-8 basil leaves, torn

1 egg

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

salt and pepper to taste

to do...
Add yeast, sugar, salt and olive oil to a mixing bowl with warm water and stir gently. Leave for 15 minutes for the yeast to activate (it will look foamy).
Add the flour slowly and knead for 5-10 minutes or until the dough is smooth.

Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and set aside in a warm place for one hour or until dough ball has doubled in size, then knock back with one good punch. Separate dough into 4 even dough balls and allow to rise slightly.
assembly
Pre-heat oven to 220C
Sprinkle extra flour on bench top and dough ball to avoid sticking
Roll each dough ball evenly into a 0.5cm thick pizza round.
Place rolled pizza round onto (hot) stone or tray.
Spread pizza evenly with goats cheese, mozzarella, tomatoes and basil. Crack an egg carefully into the centre of the pizza. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
Cook for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
love amie x
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