4. STEP 1
Prepare pizza ingredients and equipment
Clean working space (table), and wash hands with soap.
*Don’t wear nail polish when making pizza, as the colour
comes off while kneading the dough
5. STEP 2
Measure all ingredients to
exact amount (see ingredients
slide)
*When measuring the yeast and
flour, put the measuring cup on
the scale before turning it on
7. STEP 4
Sieve the flour and salt in a bowl to make sure there are
no lumps
Make a well in the middle
8. STEP 5
Mix the yeast, olive oil and sugar with the water in a jug
*The yeast will start to foam after 4-5 minutes
9. STEP 6
After the yeast foams, pour the yeast into the well
10. STEP 7
Mix the flour and yeast well
Bring the flour in from the sides, and swirl it into the liquid
Add small amount of flour at time, so the dough won’t become
too sticky or too dry
*Use one hand to mix the flour and yeast, and keep the other hand
clean to add flour if needed
11. STEP 8
Knead the dough (this takes
lots of strength)
Pull the dough out, then pull it
back
Knead until the dough’s soft,
smooth and springy
*When you touch/poke the
dough, it should bounce back
12. STEP 9
Use a damp cloth to the cover the dough, make sure
there’s no water left in the cloth
Leave the dough to prove for about an hour in a warm
place
* “Prove” means to leave it to grow
13. STEP 10
After an hour, take the dough out and knead it around to push
the air out
*This process is called “knock the air out”
14. STEP 11
Add flour to the table and the rolling pin
Use the rolling pin to roll out the dough into shape
Sprinkle the dough with flour, make sure the surface is even
with no holes
*The yeast is still growing when you’re rolling the dough out
15. STEP 12
Use a tablespoon of oil and oil the baking tray
Roll the dough onto the baking tray
16. STEP 13
Use a fork to poke the dough after it’s on the baking tray
* This lets the air out
17. STEP 14
Put the dough in the oven to crisp the crust
This only takes about 5 minutes
18. STEP 15
Spread the tomato sauce on
the base
*Mark out the crust
19. STEP 16
Add the cheese by sprinkling
it over the tomato sauce
Add any other topping of your
choice over the cheese
20. STEP 17
Preheat the oven 10 minutes before baking pizza
Set the oven to around 200˚c
Bake your pizza
*Be careful not to overcook!
21. STEP 18
Take your pizza out of the oven when it’s ready
Slice up your pizza using the pizza cutter/wheel or
a knife
