HOW TO MAKE A PIZZA

SUJINNA 9RED

Ingredients• Pizza Dough (250g) [Tippo “00”]• Salt (1 teaspoon)• 150ml of lukewarm water• White Sugar (1 teaspoon)• Yeast• Olive Oil (1 tablespoon)• Concentrated tomato sauce • Tomato paste• Topping (whatever you want – can vary from salami to anchovies to

mushrooms)

*to determine whether you want to you concentrated tomato sauce or tomato paste for your pizza, tomato paste is generally drier than concentrated tomato sauce. It is highly suggested that you use the tomato paste when working with lots of vegetable. You could also use a mix of both.

Equipment• Flour Sifter• Rolling pin• Baking tray• Mixing Bowl• Measuring Jug (Glass, it is going to

contain hot liquid)• Measuring Spoons

Tips before you start cooking

AVOID CROSS-CONTAMINATION AT ALL COSTS 1. Don’t put stainless steel/aluminum into

the microwave to avoid major explosions (glass is most preferred)

2. Clean the table before you start (use green side of sponge when cleaning)

3. No nail polish on fingers when working with dough

Step 1

Sieve 250 grams of pizza flour (Tippo “00”) into the mixing bowl

Step 2Add Yeast into 150ml of lukewarm water

[30 seconds in microwave if the water is not warm enough]

[the temperature of water should be around 37°c]

[Use a glass measuring jug for this process]

Step 3

Add 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt into the jug

--jug should contain 150 ml of lukewarm water and yeast, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of sugar

Step 4

Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil into the jug and stir.

-- jug should contain: 150ml of lukewarm water, yeast, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 table spoon of olive oil

Step 5

Wait for the yeast to prove for around 5 minutes

[you can tell that the yeast is ready from the bubbling that will occur when the yeast is in the fermentation process (the process of yeast producing carbon dioxide gas). It means that your yeast is alive]

Step 6

After the yeast has proved itself, pour the contents of the jug into the mixing bowl which contains the pizza flour

[Make a whole in the flour before you pour the contents of the jug]

[Add the desired amount of water to the flour before you start kneading it]

Step 7Knead the dough

[To avoid the dough sticking, put flour onto the surface of where you are kneading and on your hands]

[Add more flour to the dough if it is too wet (but don’t get it too dry either!)]

[Try to use 1 hand to knead the dough so the other is free to grab flour]

[clean the sides of the bowl as you knead]

[the dough should look something like below]

Step 8

Soak a tea-towel in warm water

Step 9

Cover the mixing bowl which contains the dough with the tea-towel that has been soaked and let the dough rest for approximately 1 hour

[resting the dough allows the yeast to work to it’s fullest abilities]

[by placing a soaked towel on top, it helps keep the dough from drying. In other words, it helps the dough keep it’s moist texture]

Step 10

Turn on the oven at full function. The temperature set is 200°c

Step 11

Pour 1 table spoon of olive oil onto the pizza tray

[make sure you spread the olive oil evenly onto the tray]

[weigh 400 grams of dough per 1 pizza]

[gluten needs to be kneaded to make it sticky, the more you knead the more stretchy it becomes]

Step 12

Batter the dough into the shape you want it

[any shape is fine (i.e. Circle, rectangle, etc.)

Step 13

Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough evenly into the shape you want it to be

[To move the dough from one place to another, roll the dough onto the rolling pin and roll it out again]

Step 14

Use a fork to stab holes into the pizza to get the air out from the dough

Step 14

15 minutes in oven (the dough would not be totally cooked). The dough should have a crisp look to it

Step 15

Spread concentrated tomato sauce and tomato paste onto the crisped dough

[to choose which type you would like to use, please refer back to the ingredients page]

Step 16

Put the topping onto your pizza (whatever you want)

[possible choices: anchovies, ham, sausage, salami, pepperoni, pineapple, mushrooms, etc.]

Step 17

Bake the pizza again for 15-20 minutes in the oven

[keep checking on it so it doesn’t burn!]

Step 18

Bring the pizza out from the oven and enjoy!

[when bringing out the pizza from the oven, use oven gloves]

Bibliography

• Pizza Dough for 2 Medium Pizzas. N.p.: n.p., n.d. PDF.

•Atchara, MS. "Pizza Demonstration." Pizza Demonstration. Thailand, Bangkok. Lecture.