Mama Mia..pizza Ria..

It was one of those day when I feel very lazy to cook for dinner, we will either eat home made burger, hot dog or pizza. So, last weekend, in the midst of a snow storm, we decided to eat pizza. And obviously, it is home made. Besides that we can't really move anywhere due to the storm, it is also because, we prefer home made pizza. Why not?? You get to design your own master piece without anyone start charging you extra because you want extra cheese..or pepperoni..or pineapple..or mushroom..etc. 

What is important when making pizza, is definitely the DOUGH! And I believe you guys know that there are variety of dough when it comes to pizza. Some like a thick dough..thin crust..fluffy... a bit 'tender'..ader yang suka letak cheese inside the dough dan pelbagai lagi. For me, I just want a soft dough. Tak nak la keras cam batu or liat cam getah kan. Hehhe...

So, making pizza dough is very easy. All you need is yeast, flour, salt and warm water. But this time, I add a tablespoon of sugar and 2-3 tablespoon of olive oil. Mula-mula you add the yeast to the warm water & make sure the water is not too hot nor it is too cold. Kalau tidak, yeast anda akan MATI! Maksudnyer, dough anda tak akan kembang la. Then add sugar and olive oil. Kacau everything to make sure it dissolve (the yeast & sugar). 

In a big bowl, mix the flour & salt together. 

Then you buat lubang kat tengah2 campuran tepung tadi. 

Next, you pour the wet mixture kat lubang tu . 

Slowly, bring the flour in the well gradually and swirl it into the liquid. Then uli ( I believe that is the Malay word for kneading) the campuran into a huge dough. Kalau tak nak the dough melekat kat jari jemari tu, brush your finger ngan tepung. 

Lepas tu biarkan dough (cover the bowl with a towel) for about 45 minutes. Biar it naik. I just love seeing dough I naik. Very satisfying. Now, some of my friends as me, naper dough dia orang x naik? My answer is very simple, it has to be the yeast! Itu la I pesan awal-awalkan, the water untuk dissolve yeast to mesti luke warm; not hot & not cold. Baru CUN! Hheheh..

Anyway, lepas 45 minutes, rolled the dough into whatever shape you like. Me, of course rectangular la kan..like this..

Then biar for 15 minutes sebelum you letak whatever you nak letak as the inti. Lepas 15 minutes, first thing first, the tomato paste. Kita orang xder stock kat umah so what I used is ketchup. Mat salleh nyer ketchup la..aka tomato sos! Hahaha..then baru you letak apa2 jenis benda you nak letak. Mine is like this..

There's mini sausage..mushroom..pineapple..pepperoni..and of course, top it with mozzarella cheese!!! And the result...

Yezzerr....the dough is excellent! Nothing beats your own pizza! :))

Cara nak buat dough:

• 31/2 cups of flour
• 1/2 tbsp of sugar
• 1/2 tsp of salt
• 1 pack of dry yeast ( approx. 7gm)
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 11/4 cups of luke warm water

Enjoy making your own pizza!