I remember being young and trying to cook bread with my mother. I also remember that it often did not come out well and it was a whole lot of work. But fresh bread is such a luxury. I love the way bread smells as it's cooking and then breaking into a warm piece and eating it with just melting butter. You just can't beat it.
So when my friend told me about her bread machine, I was very interested. It's a Panasonic Bread Machine SD255. You basically put in a number of ingredients, press a few buttons, wait a bit and presto, fresh bread. Various different types of bread depending on your mood (and ingredients!). You can time it so that it makes the bread for a specified time later. Just put all the ingredients in, set when you want it to be ready for and that's it. Amazing - fresh bread for weekend breakfast! But best of all? It also makes pizza dough!
For the dough:
- 300 g flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon dry yeast
- 170 ml water
Put all the ingredients in the breadmaker. Once the dough is ready, roll it out on a try and put it in a 180 C oven for 15 mins. Take the dough out and stretch it out over the tray again - it will have shrunk a bit in the oven.
Now for the toppings!
- Tomato sauce
- Pesto
- A selection of vegetables, such as asparagus tips, mushrooms, onions
- Dried chili flakes to taste
- Fresh buffalo mozzarella
- Fresh Parmesan
- Fresh basil
Cover the dough in your chosen sauce - we went for half tomato, half pesto. Then arrange the vegetables and mozzarella cheese to your liking. Sprinkle the chili flakes, herbs and finally grate some Parmesan over the top. Pop it in the oven for another 15 mins or until the cheese is golden brown. Enjoy with a cold glass of white wine!
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