Pizza Oven Saga & recipe

The long awaited pizza oven on our property was about 5 years in the making (thought, design, research and then actually getting around to it.)

Collecting materials for the big day

Well and truly under way with the help of some friends

With the help of friends (and beer) we are getting somewhere...

Finally on last layer

Cooking!

Yeah baby..

So I'm happy to share resources or do's and don'ts on the building but for now lets just get a pizza dough recipe.

To make life easier for everyone (including myself) i use instant dried yeast but where possible fresh yeast is heaps better.

Pizza Dough

4 cups flour

1 tsp salt (maldon or good quality)

big sprig of fresh rosemary and/or thyme

1 Tbsp sugar

1.5 tsp dry yeast

about 3 quarters of a cup of tepid H20

Method:

Put flour and salt into bowl

mix yeast, sugar and water in another bowl

when yeast activated add wet to dry

mix  into dough and knead for 8-10 minutes

put into oiled bowl and cover with oiled clingwrap

rest in warm place till doubled in size (varies on temp.)

Punch back, add herbs, knead lightly,

cut dough into fist size balls

knead lightly and let rise slightly (about 1/2 size again)

roll out and your ready to let imagination run wild with toppings