Ultimate Pizza - Bread Machine Dough

Because Thursday is the new Friday, here is my ultimate pizza. Dough made in the bread machine of course. Pizza a.k.a Food of the Gods. You can put anything on it. I like meat. Salami, Ham, Pepperoni, Kabanos, Frankfurters, Smoked Pork, Parma Ham, roast chicken. If it's meat, it belongs on a pizza.

My husband likes salty combinations like anchovies, thinly sliced garlic, pine nuts and capers. But today, this isn't his pizza. It's mine. All mine (does mildy evil laugh).

Recipe275 mls water
A couple of good glugs of olive oil

450 grms strong white bread flour
A heavy pinch of sea salt

A little pinch of sugar

1 tsp of quick dried yeast

Put the ingredients into your bread machine according to the machine's instruction and run a dough setting. Without a machine, put the dried ingredients into a bowl, add the liquid, form into a dough adding extra flour if you need to. Cover bowl with oiled cling film and leave to rise for a couple of hours.

Instructions

Stick a pizza stone in the oven and preheat it to 230c. Knock out the dough on a floured surface, and roll it out into a lovely rustic shape of your choice. Put the pizza base on the hot stone – this way, the dough is already starting to cook from underneath whilst you're assembling the toppings. Add sauce. You can make your own, but to be honest, a bit of Napolina pizza sauce is just as good. Add cheese – I've opted for Mozarella. If you cut it into small cubes and drizzle with olive oil, it will melt better.

Add meat.

Sprinkle with a bit of dried oregano, black pepper, whatever herbs take your fancy really.

Cook for 10 minutes or so, until delightfully crispy. Eat on your own, after the children have gone to bed. Follow up with a tub of Haagen Dazs. Or a Magnum.