For The Dough
450g Self Raising Flour
4 Tablespoons Grated Parmesan
300ml Warm Water
4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
Or Buy A Packet of Ready Made Bases
For The Sauce
A Splash of Olive Oil
1 Small Onion (Chopped as fine as you can)
1 400g Can Chopped Tomatoes
A Handful of Fresh Basil (chopped)
For The Toppings
More Olive Oil
100g Cheese (sliced mozzarella is best but grated cheddar works fine)
2 Tomatoes (sliced)
100g Button Mushrooms (quartered or sliced)
1 Small Red Onion
Anything Else You Fancy
Salt and Pepper for seasoning
Equipment
1 SHARP Knife
1 Chopping Board
2 Mixing Bowls
2 Wooden Spoons
A Sieve
Rolling Pin
A Pizza Size Oven Dish (10inch)
The Good Bit
- If you are making your own dough (well done!) Sieve the flour into a large bowl and stir in the cheese, make a well and add the water and 2 tablespoons of olive oil, mix together well into a nice dough ball, split into 2 and roll out into 2 10inch circles, cooking 1 at a time under a medium grill until golden on one side (5-6 minutes) (or both at once if your grill is big enough)
- To make the sauce fry the onion in a splash of oil until soft then add the can of tomatoes and the chopped basil and simmer for 10mins until a good thick sauce is attained.
- Flip your bases over so you have the uncooked side facing up and cover with the sauce, then fry off the mushrooms for a minute or two in a dab more oil along with anything else that may need partial cooking (peppers for instance)
- Top your pizza with your cheese, veg (I like the red onion to be a little raw so I don't fry it at stage 3) and anything else you like, drizzle over a little olive oil (that's how the Italians do it) and whack back under the grill for 3-4 minutes.
- If you are using ready made bases follow the packet instructions for cooking and just experiment with what toppings you like, come on, who'd have thought cheese, pineapple and ham would go together! and what about anchovies!!
