Basic Pizza Base, How To Make Basic Pizza Base Recipe

Basic Pizza Base Video by Tarla Dalal

1. Although pizza base is readily available in stores, the fresh taste and texture of a homemade one are unbeatable. And, well, it is not such an adventurous activity either. It is quite easy to make at home, as this basic pizza base recipe | | Indian style pizza base | oven cooked base for pizza with yeast | thin pizza base  will show you make delightful pizza recipes with various toppings like the :
   • Tomato Mushroom Spinach Pizza 
   • Tomato Pizza 
   • Vegetable Pizza 
      

1. For the homemade pizza dough recipe, in a small bowl take dry yeast.
   
2. Add some sugar.
   
3. Add 2 tbsp of lukewarm water. Dip your finger in water to check if it’s lukewarm or no before adding. Water that's too hot can damage or kill the yeast.
   
4. Mix well.
   
5. Cover with a lid and keep aside for 5 minutes. The rising time will vary as per the climatic conditions and the quality of yeast.
   
6. After 5 minutes, the yeast mixture will look like this. You can see a frothy layer on top which indicates our yeast has been activated and is ready to use. If you don’t see a creamy frothy layer then discard the yeast and start over again.
   
7. In a deep bowl, take plain flour. 
   
8. Add yeast-water mixture.
   
9. Pour a little olive oil.
   
10. Furthermore, add salt. To make a flavored pizza dough, you can toss in a little garlic powder, oregano or dried basil at this stage. You can even try out this Herb Pizza Base
    
11. Using enough water combine all the ingredients.
    
12. Knead into a soft, smooth dough. Shape the dough into a proper round using both your hands while tucking the edges at the bottom. If you have a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment, then make use of it to prepare the pizza dough.
    
13. Cover the dough with a wet muslin cloth and keep aside for 1 hour in a warm place or till the dough is double in size. If you don’t plan to use the dough for a day, place it in the fridge straight away; take it out 3-4 hrs before using and then continue the rest of the procedure.
    
14. After an hour, the dough will rise and resemble this.
    
15. Press the dough lightly to remove the air.
    
16. Pour a little olive oil on the dough and also, grease your palms with it.
    
17. Knead the dough of homemade pizza dough again to form a smooth pizza dough.
    
18. Divide the dough of homemade pizza dough into 3 equal portions.
    

1. To make pizza base at home, roll a portion into a 175 mm. (7”) diameter circle with the help of plain flour. While rolling the portion of the dough, keep the other 2 portions covered with the wet muslin cloth so that they do not dry up. If you want to get air pockets and a crisp dough, then don’t use a rolling pin and stretch the dough using your hands. This will prevent the popping of air bubbles.
   
2. Prick the circle evenly using a fork so that it doesn’t puff up.
   
3. Similarly, roll and prick out the remaining 2 circles and place all the 3 homemade pizza base on a baking tray. If you do not have an oven, then refer this recipe to make basic pizza base without oven.
   
4. Bake basic pizza base | | Indian style pizza base | oven cooked base for pizza with yeast | thin pizza base  in a preheated oven at 180°c (360°f) for 5 minutes. The time required will vary from oven to oven so, do keep an eye to prevent the pizza base from burning.
   
5. We do not want to bake it completely as we will be baking them while preparing our pizza. Our website even has authentic pizza base recipes like Thin crust pizza base and Thick crust pizza base.