How to make pizza dough and topping ideas

If you buy pizza bases from the supermarket or regularly order pizza from the local takeaway — you'll be surprised at how easy a pizza base is to make and how little it costs to top.


This one is topped with canned sardines.

Pizza dough is basically one sachet of instant yeast mixed with one teaspoon of honey in a cup of warm water, 1 1/2 cups of flour plus a pinch of salt.



Dissolving a teaspoon of honey in the warm water and yeast mixture makes the dough soft and fluffy.


Knead the dough for 10 minutes.


Leave it to rise for about 30 minutes.


And then knead and stretch the dough to your desired shape, size and thickness. Top with your favourite things and bake for 15-20 minutes at 220 degrees C.


You can make a simple cheese and tomato pizza...


or try using pesto instead of tomato sauce for the base and top with roasted tomato wedges and feta cheese.