Basic pizza base

Makes one 10" pizza base. Ideally this works best with a pizza stone or a pizza tray.

90g flour (I buy mine from the local baker on the basis that they have a high turnover and flour must be fresh)

½  teaspoon dried yeast

½  teaspoon salt

½  teaspoon honey

1 teaspoon olive oil

Sift the flour, yeast and salt into a bowl making a well in the centre in which to pour the oil and honey plus 60ml tepid water. Mix with a wooden spoon or your (clean) hands adding a little more water if necessary.

Place your dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead away for several minutes until it is stretchy and elastic. Transfer the dough to a large clean bowl and cover with cling film that has been lightly oiled on the underside. Leave for around an hour until it has doubled in size.

Pre-heat your oven to 230°C | Gas 8 together with your pizza stone or tray.

Sprinkle the work surface with a little polenta to prevent sticking then knock the air out of the dough and start kneading again for 30 seconds whilst shaping it into a ball.

Dust a rolling pin with flour and polenta then roll out the bowl into a circle of 10" diameter. Using your fingers stretch the dough out from the middle - it doesn't need to be perfect but the edges need to have slightly raised edges.

Add toppings of your choice then carefully slide the pizza onto the hot stone/tray and bake on a high shelf for 10 - 15 minutes.

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