Pizza bases

📝 Ingredients

• Makes 8 bases
• 750 g Woolworths cake flour (or OO if you can get it)
• 3 tsp salt
• 3 tsp instant yeast
• 480-525 g water
• Olive oil to coat proofing bowl

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Add flour, salt and yeast to a stand mixer bowl
2. 2Whisk together and place bowl in machine locked into position.
3. 3Attached dough hook
4. 4Turn machine on to slow speed and drizzle water into side of bowl whilst mixing. Stop adding water when the dough comes together. Knead for 5 minutes in machine.
5. 5I like to knead for a further 5 minutes by hand on the counter.
6. 6Place dough in a well oiled bowl big enough to allow dough to double in size.
7. 7Cover with damp cloth and leave to proof until doubled.
8. 8You can leave dough in fridge overnight at this point.
9. 9When doubled in size divide into 8 portions.
10. 10Roll into 8 dough balls.
11. 11Place on tray dusted in flour. Cover with damp cloth and proof for another 2 hours or until doubled in size. Hand shape pizza bases or roll into desired size.
12. 12I pre cook my bases by dry frying in a big frying pan ahead of time. This gives me time to enjoy myself if I have people around. I freeze what I don’t use for next time