Basic Pizza Base

Pizza dough

• ½ teaspoon dried active yeast (not fast-acting)
• 350 ml (12 fl oz)

Combine the yeast and water in a small bowl and stand for 5-10 minutes or until foamy. This is important because it means the yeast is working. If it doesn’t foam, throw it out and start again.

Put the flour and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the yeast mixture and knead until the dough comes together into a