Pizza base

Ingredients 

1 teaspoon honey

3.5 cups plain flour

2 teaspoons dried yeast

1.5 tablespoons oil, plus extra to grease

 

Method

1. Place honey, 0.5 cups of the flour, and 1.5 cups of lukewarm water in a bowl and stir to combine. Sprinkle with the yeast and set aside for 10 minutes. It should start to bubble and foam.
2. Sift the remaining flour into a large bowl. Add the yeast mixture and olive oil. Use your hands to bring the mixture together. Turn out onto a floured bench and knead until smooth and elastic. The mixture should be slightly sticky. If it is too sticky, add more flour.
3. Lightly grease a large clean bowl with oil. Place the dough in the bowl and cover with a little more oil to prevent a crust forming. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside to rise in a warm, draught-free place for 1 hour. The dough should have doubled in size.
4. Preheat oven to 230oC.
5. Punch the dough down with your fist to remove the air, and divide into two equal portions. Cover the extra dough with a damp tea towel, or plastic wrap.
6. Roll out the dough onto a non-stick tray and set aside covered in a dry tea towel for a further 10 minutes to rise.
7. Place base in oven for 5 minutes to pre-cook.
8. Add desired toppings and cook for a further 10 minutes.

Note: I used BBQ sauce, cooked onion, cooked capsicum, cooked bacon and cooked chicken.