Like pizza but want to try a homemade version? With a few steps and the right ingredients you can make your own.
Ingredients
For the dough (serves 4)
- All-purpose flour — 500g
- Dried yeast — 1 sachet
- Warm water — 300ml
- Olive oil — 2 tbsp
- Salt — 1 tsp
- Sugar — 1 tsp
For the sauce
- Ready tomato sauce, no additives — 1 jar
- Garlic — 1 clove, crushed
- Olive oil — 1 tbsp
- Salt, pepper, oregano
To top (a suggestion)
- Grated mozzarella — 200g
- Kasseri or graviera — 150g
- Green pepper, sliced — 1
- Mushrooms, fresh or dried
Method
1. The dough
Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water in a bowl. Add a little of the flour and mix well. Leave it for 5 minutes, until it starts to bubble.
Add the rest of the flour, the salt and the olive oil. Knead until the dough is elastic. Cover with a clean tea towel and leave it somewhere warm to rise for an hour.
2. The sauce
Soften the garlic in the olive oil in a small pan. Add the tomato sauce, salt, pepper and oregano. Simmer for 10–15 minutes.
3. Assembly
Roll the dough out. Spread the sauce evenly, leaving a finger's width at the edge. Add the cheeses, the pepper and anything else you want.
4. Baking
Heat the oven to 220°C. Bake for 12–15 minutes, until the edges colour and the cheese melts.
