Comida del Camino #2

This is one we thought we would be quite difficult given the basic kitchen we have, but actually, it turned out great and had the added benefit of being ultimately customisable.

Ingredients

Dough:

• 3 ½ cups of plain flour
• ¼ ounce of dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 1 ¼ cups of warm water
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon of salt

Topping:

• 1 can of tomato puree with garlic and basil
• Fried onions
• Sliced mushrooms (in Bolivia, these come almost exclusively in a can which was certainly a new experience for us)
• Fresh chilli, sliced
• Cheese (we used local cheese which has a similar texture to halloumi
• Oregano

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Method

Dissolve the yeast and sugar in a large bowl with water. Leave for 5 minutes then add oil and salt. Gradually add the flour a cup at a time and combine. Kneed for 10 minutes on a lightly floured surface. Oil a clean large bowl, add dough and leave covered in a warm place until doubled in size (around 45 mins to an hour). Whilst this is proving, fry the onions until soft and set to one side. Knock back the air in the dough and stretch out on to oiled baking sheet. Spread tomato puree and add toppings. Bake at 200 degrees centigrade for 25-30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

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Tasty, cheap and fun to make. Who doesn't love pizza?!