Chorizo and Black Olive Pizza
- 230 grams flour, all-purpose
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon yeast, active dry
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar, superfine
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 125 millilitres water warm
- 1 x flour, all-purpose for dusting
- 4 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 50 grams manchego cheese semi-cured, shaved
- 100 grams chorizo sausage freshly cubed
- 12 each black olives spanish, pitted
- 1 x sea salt
- 1 x black pepper
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- NB A shop bought base may be used in its place, in which case preheat your oven as direct by the base manufacturer and skip straight to the topping
- The Base:
- Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.
- Add the salt, the yeast and then the sugar.
- Mix together and then make a well in the middle of the mixture.
- Mix 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and the water together and add it into the flour mixture.
- Mix well with your fingers; you will finish with a soft ball and the bowl will be clean when you have finished mixing.
- Place the dough onto a floured work surface and knead it well for approximately 4 minutes.
- Transfer the dough to an oily bowl and rub the surface of the dough with a little more oil, cover with a damp cloth and keep in a warm place to rise for about 1 hour the dough should double in size.
- Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/ gas 7.
- Place the dough on a floured work surface and knead for 3 more minutes.
- With your hands, stretch the dough to make the shape and thickness you want.
- Brush with olive oil and place the pizza base on a non-stick baking tray.
- Topping:
- Now we can start topping the Spanish pizza.
- First place the tomato sauce on the base and spread well.
- Add the cheese, chorizo cubes and olives and season with salt and pepper and oregano.
- Place the pizza in the oven and bake for approximately 15 minutes or until the edges are turning golden.
- Serve with a green salad.
flour, salt, yeast, sugar, olive oil, water, flour, tomato sauce, manchego cheese, chorizo sausage, black olives, salt, black pepper, oregano
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chorizo-black-olive-pizza-51091 (may not work)