Thin crust pizza recipe from Jamie Oliver

It has been a long while since I last made pizza. After tasting a thin crust pizza during an outing, I decided to try and make a thin crust pizza too.

After checking several internet recipes I found Jamie Oliver's recipe. As his recipe is for several pizzas , I halved the amount . Even so, the dough was enough for 4 pcs of 8 inch pizza.

I kept half a pizza for the next day for my breakfast. Just heated it up for a few minutes.

Oh, Jamie Oliver has a restaurant in Singapore at Vivo City. Jamie's Italian. I have to go and try the food there one day.

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/bread-recipes/basic-pizza/#cUJ6Ove3xbo6FTUS.97

Recipe for half portion

Yeast mixture

Active dried Yeast 1 sachet 7 gm

About 325ml lukewarm water

1 tablespoon caster sugar

Dough

400 gm bread flour

200 gm semolina flour

1/2 tbsp of fine salt

Method

Mix the flour and salt together in a big mixing bowl.

Mix the yeast ingredients in a bowl n stir with a fork. Cover the bowl. 

Let the mixture bubble. 

After a few minutes the mixture is ready.

Make a well in the flour mixture.

Pour the mixture into the well and use a fork to stir in the flour. 

When you can no longer stir the flour in, use your hands to knead

Please note I change to using bowl so I just knead inside the bowl. Original he used the workstation 

Knead for 10 minutes till the dough is elastic. I used only 5 minutes.

Place inside another clean greased bowl n cover with cling film.

After 45 minutes, remove half the dough n wrap in cling film n freeze for next use.

Divide the remaining dough into 2 balls . Flour them n wrap in cling film. Rest for 15 minutes.

Roll out the dough n place on greased pizza pan. 

Apply the sauce n toppings.

Bake at 250  deg celcius for 7-10 mins. I used only  200 deg celcius.

Yeast ready

Dough after 5 minutes kneading

After 42 minutes

The rolled dough

I put ham mushroom and pineapple

Topped with cheese

After baking

It was yummy and the crust is 

excellent!

I just did another pizza this time I used yellow capsicum with chicken ham and also wild rocket leaves with Perfect Italiano pizza plus cheese. The base from Prego fresh mushroom sauce.

Another yummy slice!

Pizza with basil leaves and mini pizzas

Pizza pan is 28cm round.

Tart tray with 12 holes.

 

Recipe adapted from Willow Ware.

 

Ingredients for the Pizza dough

15 grams yeast

2 teaspoons of honey

300 ml lukewarm water.

400 gms plain flour

50 gms bread flour

1.5 tablespoon of dried oregano leaves.

 

 

Dough method :

 

Blend together the yeast and honey in a bowl.

Add the 300ml lukewarm water , stir and let it rest 5 minutes till cloudy.

Sift the two flours and put inside a large bowl.

Mix in the oregano leaves.

Make a well in the centre and pour in the yeast water.

Knead to form a soft dough.

Oil it with some olive oil, cover with cling wrap and proof 30 minutes.

 

Round Pizza Topping Ingredients

Grated parmesan cheese

Fetta cheese

3 hotdogs cut into 12 slices each.

Mini tomatoes cut into halves such as cherry tomatoes.

Pizza sauce

Basil leaves

Olive oil

 

Oil the pizza tray.

Take 2/3 of the pizza dough and spread it on the tray.

Sprinkle garlic powder all round.

Then spread pizza sauce on it.

Crumble feta cheese and spread on it.

Place the cut hot dogs and tomato halves cut side up.

Set temperature of oven to 180 degree celcius.

Bake the pizza for 17 minutes.

Put the basil leaves on it and drizzle some olive oil on the leaves.

Bake for another 3 minutes.

Serve the pizza.

 

Mini Pizzas

Use a 12 hole tart tray or muffin tray.

Oil the holes.

Use the 1/3 dough and divide into 12 pcs.

Press into circles and fit into the holes.

Put garlic powder, pizza sauce, then feta cheese, then hot dog (2 slices each) and sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.

Bake at 180 Degree Celcius for 11 minutes.

Remove and serve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian Pizza

I bought a new round Pizza tray and it comes with a recipe from Willow brand.  I wasn't sure if I can make the tomato puree so I bought the ready made sachet pizza sauce.  4 sachets which I can use to make 4 pizzas.  The bottle type says have to use within 4 weeks and it is not so practical.

 

Hawaiian Pizza - :)

 

This is quite a good pizza dough except the sides a little bit harder.  So maybe you can reduce the baking time a little.

Pizza pan is 28cm round.

 

Ingredients for the Pizza dough

15 grams yeast (I used 14 grams)

2 teaspoons of honey

300 ml lukewarm water.

500 gms plain flour

 

Dough method :

 

 

1.  Blend the yeast and honey in the bowl.

 

After blending.

 

 

2. Stir in the water and let it stand for 5 minutes.

 

3. Sift the flour into another bowl.  Make a well in the centre and pour in the yeast liquid.

 

 

Knead into a soft dough. 

 

Optional - i rub a little olive oil round the dough and cover with cling wrap.

Place in a warm area to rise about 30 minutes.

 

Dough after 30 mins.

 

Ingredients for pizza toppings

 

1 sachet of pizza sauce (or you make your own - half cup tomato puree and mix herbs)

Mozzarella grated cheese.

2 chicken sausages cut into slices ( or ham or salami)

Some cut up pineapples

Some cut up swiss brown mushrooms

 

1. Preheat oven to 180 degree celcius.  Spread a little olive oil to your pizza tray.  28 inch round tray.

2. Use 2/3 of the dough to press evenly onto the base of the tray.

3.  Spread the pizza sauce or tomato puree.

 

 

Top the mozzarella cheese

 

Top the the rest of the ingredients.

 

Cover with more mozarella cheese.

 

Bake for about 35 mins or until the pizza base is crisp and topping is bubbly.

 

The pizza cut into 8 pcs.

 

 

 

The rest of the dough you can make into bread rolls.

 

Mix some olive oil with garlic powder and spread over the rolls.  Top with some cheese.

 

Bake at 180 degree celcius for about 15 mins.

 

 

Eat these with some cream soup would be great!