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Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Making Pizza's is a great thing to make & do with kids, and they can get creative with their choice of toppings.

450 grams	Very Strong Bread Flour (Allinson Premium White) sifted
1.50 tsp	Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson)
1.50 tsp	Granulated Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown)
1.50 tsp	Salt
260 ml	Water warm
60 ml	Olive Oil

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Preheat the oven to 200C, fan oven 180C, gas mark 6. Grease 1 or 2 baking sheets.
Put the flour, yeast, sugar and salt into a bowl. Mix gently and make a well in the middle. Add the water and oil and mix into a soft dough that comes away from the edge of the bowl.
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes.
Shape into 2 smaller pizza or 1 large circle. Place on the greased baking sheets and spread with the tomato sauce. Add your favourite toppings and bake for 15-25 minutes or when the crust is golden brown.
If you would like a thicker crust to your pizza leave your dough to rise for 20 minutes before you add the sauce and topping.
For the tomato sauce: Empty the tomatoes into a saucepan and add the rest of the ingredients. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat so that the mixture simmers for about 30 minutes. You can store in the fridge until you are ready to use the sauce.
Suggested Topping: Grated cheddar Mozzarella Chopped ham Chopped sweet pepper Sliced pepperoni sausage Drained sweetcorn Pineapple chunks Chopped cooked bacon Fresh basil