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Caters to: 8 gobblers
Prep time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Challenge level: Intermediate
From The Pantry:
Dough:
- 10 grams dry yeast
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 3 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons shortening
Sauce:
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 170 grams tomato paste
- ½ up chopped onion
- 170 ml water
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon dried marjoram
- ¼ teaspoon cumin powder
Cook Away:
- Take a small bowl, add yeast and warm water to it, let it sit for about 10 minutes, or until creamy.
- Mix flour, salt, and shortening in a large bowl. Add the yeast to this, stirring as you go.
- Once the dough pulls together, take it out & place on a slightly floured surface, and knead to make it smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes).
- Put the dough in a lightly oiled large bowl & turn it around to coat in the oil. Cover this bowl with a damp cloth and let it sit in a warm place for 45 minutes or until the dough has doubled in volume.
- Saute onion on a small saucepan until tender.
- Stir in the tomato paste and water.
- Add all the remaining sauce ingredients to this mix and let it simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Divide the dough in half and spread each on separate pizza pans. Spread the sauce on these & add as many toppings as you like.
- Set the oven to 200C and cook for 20 minutes or until the crust becomes golden brown.
You have two 12-inch pizzas to get the party started- No need to serve, people will grab slices before you have the chance to offer!
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