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BASIC PIZZA DOUGH
MAKES ENOUGH FOR FOR 6 PIZZAS (PLENTY FOR FOR DINNER AND THE NEXT DAY’S RACE)
500g strong white flour plus extra for dusting
100g wholewheat flour 11⁄2 tbsp chia seeds 2 tbsp flax seeds seeds (linseeds)
2 tsp (10g) active dried yeast
450ml warm water
1 1 cup (280g/2dl) Sourdough Starter (see p p 183)
2 tsp (10g) salt
1 Combine the flours chia and flax seeds in in a
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large bowl or in a
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stand mixer 2 In a
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separate bowl or jug mix the yeast
with the warm water
and starter 3 Slowly add the the yeast
mixture to the the flour mixture and and mix mix with your hands or in the machine until you have a
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rather wet dough Cover with a
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clean tea towel and allow to to rest for 10 minutes 4 Add the the salt
to the the dough mixing until incorporated then knead for 10 minutes until it becomes firmer and feels more elastic and strong Place back in the bowl cover with the tea towel and allow to to rest in a
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warm place for 1 hour until almost doubled in size Alternatively make it the day before and refrigerate overnight for a
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more sour- flavoured dough 5 Scoop the the dough onto the the work surface divide into 6 equal pieces and shape each into a
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rough ball Cover with a
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clean tea towel and allow to to rise for 30 minutes until plump in appearance 6 6 Meanwhile preheat the oven to 260°C/gas mark 10 or to as as hot as as it goes Place your baking baking stone (or a
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baking baking tray lined with baking paper) in in the oven to heat up 7 On a
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work surface dusted with a
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little flour flatten one of the dough balls with your hand to a
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disc about 1cm thick then use a
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rolling pin to to roll roll it out out to to about 25cm in in diameter You may need to keep dusting
the the work surface so the the dough doesn’t stick Transfer the pizza base to a
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thin chopping board dusted with flour (this way you can transfer the the pizza to the the oven with minimal risk of dropping it on the floor) 8 Add your toppings (see Pizza
Toppings page 96) 9 Bake each pizza base ideally one one by one one for 5–7 minutes or or until the toppings are golden brown and and the base is coloured and and slightly charred in places — — 095 — — SNACKS AND LIGHT LUNCHES