A delicious and simple base for pizza

Many housewives prefer pizza to any other baked goods. This is due to the fact that this dish is hearty and tasty, suitable for a quiet family dinner, and for a festive menu. It uses various ingredients: meat, sausage, cheese, mushrooms, fish, vegetables, fresh and pickled. The basis for pizza can also be prepared according to various recipes. Depending on this, the flavors of the finished bakery also change.

So, in Italy, where did this dish come from, it is believed that the basis for pizza should be fine, as well as the layer of the filling. To make this dough, you need 175 grams of flour mixed with a teaspoon of dry yeast and a pinch of salt. 125 ml of warm water is combined with a tablespoon of olive oil, the liquid is poured into dry ingredients, the dough is kneaded. He is transferred to a bowl, oiled on the outside, covered with a food film and left for 40 minutes. During this time, the dough should increase significantly. After that, a thin layer of pizza base is rolled out of it, ingredients are put on top for filling, and everything goes to the oven.

In order for the dough to rise, there must be no drafts in the room. Also one of the tricks of the housewives: to lubricate the bowl, into which the dough is placed, with sunflower oil, this contributes not only to the fact that the mass does not adhere to the edges, but also that it grows faster in size. For those who prefer a thin and crispy pizza base, it is recommended to place 2 baking trays in the heated oven, top and bottom. Bake the dish at the top, while the bottom will emit heat, so that the dough will quickly bake.

For those who like a lush foundation, the following recipe is recommended. Mix a glass of flour with 3-4 teaspoons of yeast. Add a spoonful of baking powder and a pinch of salt. A glass of kefir is slightly heated on fire, poured into the remaining ingredients. Add a couple of spoons of vegetable oil (preferably olive). The dough is kneaded and left for an hour. Further it is rolled out, smeared with tomato sauce, ingredients are put on top for filling. This dish is baked for 40 minutes in a well-heated oven. According to this recipe, it is quite easy to make a pizza at home, since for the filling you can take almost all of what is presently in the fridge. In most cases, use sausage, mushrooms, olives, pickled cucumber, meat, fish, etc. Above the ingredients are sprinkled with grated cheese.

The following recipe will help those who do not know how to make a pizza base from a short pastry. For this, half a kilogram of flour is mixed with 50 grams of sugar and a packet of chopped margarine. Add 2 raw egg yolks and a half glass of sour cream. After the ingredients are mixed, half a lemon juice and a chopped peel are poured into the dough. The dough is wrapped in parchment paper and can be stored in the refrigerator, it is used as needed. If the flour is not enough to make the mass become tight, it is added a little more.

The fresh pizza dough is made as follows. On a tablespoon of sour cream and mayonnaise it is mixed with egg, salt (half a teaspoon) and the same amount of sugar are added. Everything is beating. In a glass of yogurt put a spoonful of soda, the resulting mixture pours out into the egg-mayonnaise mass. A small amount of flour is laid out until until a thick dough turns out. It is left for a few minutes to "ripen", after which it is used as the basis of baking.

It should be noted that Italian chefs recommend making pizza dough only by hand, without using food processors or similar appliances. It is also advised not to use the rolling pin when rolling the dough, but rather "pull" it in the necessary directions until it gets the desired shape.