This easy homemade pizza is an absolute favourite in our house at the weekend. It is so fast to make and once you know how, you won’t even need to refer to a recipe. My Ninja multi cooker really comes into its own on this, as it has a fantastic prove setting! You could use a warm place in your house, or in your parked car on a hot summers day!
Makes one pizza the size of a fairly large oven baking tray, although it depends on how thin you roll the dough!
You’ll need:
For the dough:
2 x cups of pizza flour, I used Dove’s Farm pizza and pasta flour.
1/2 cup of warm water.
1/2 sachet of yeast.
A pinch of sugar.
A slosh of olive oil.
For the pizza base:
One tin of organic tinned tomatoes (I used Mr Organic plum).
A pinch of sugar and a pinch of salt.
For the topping:
One ball of mozzerrella.
A selection of veggies, I used onion, mushroom, olives, red pepper - all sliced quite small.
Pepperoni - or a vegan version if you prefer.
Fresh basil leaves.
Black pepper.
Dried oregano.
How to:
Mix the pizza dough ingredients in a bowl and knead well for about 5 minutes. Roll into a large ball.
Prove the dough in a warm place for about an hour, or if you have Ninja multi cooker it has a fantastic prove setting that takes about 40 minutes.
While that’s happening, take the tinned tomatoes and add them to a sieve. Squish them with your hands so most of the juice comes out of the bottom (use the juice in a soup, curry, bolognese or a bloody mary :)
Once they are squished, add them to a separate bowl and add the salt and sugar. That’s your sauce done!
Once proved, roll the dough out between two sheets of baking paper as thin as you like.
Peel one section of paper away, and spread the tomato topping on.
Tear the mozzarella into small pieces and sprinkle on.
Add the rest of the toppings.
Sprinkle oregano, basil leaves, ground black pepper and a good glug of olive oil over the pizza.
Bake on a high heat - as high as you have - I have an air fryer that has a clever pizza setting so I use that. Keep a close eye on it as it cooks, check it frequently to ensure it doesn’t burn.
Enjoy - it is so worth the effort!
