FLOUR PIZZA RECIPES

Steps:

• 1. Sieve the flour/s and salt on to a clean work surface and make a well in the middle.
  2. In a jug, mix the yeast, sugar and oil into 650ml of lukewarm water and leave for a few minutes, then pour into the well.
  3. Using a fork, bring the flour in gradually from the sides and swirl it into the liquid. Keep mixing, drawing larger amounts of flour in, and when it all starts to come together, work the rest of the flour in with your clean, flour-dusted hands. Knead until you have a smooth, springy dough.
  4. Place the ball of dough in a large flour-dusted bowl and flour the top of it. Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and place in a warm room for about an hour until the dough has doubled in size.
  5. Now remove the dough to a flour-dusted surface and knead it around a bit to push the air out with your hands – this is called knocking back the dough. You can either use it immediately, or keep it, wrapped in clingfilm, in the fridge (or freezer) until required.
  6. If using straight away, divide the dough up into as many little balls as you want to make pizzas – this amount of dough is enough to make about six to eight medium pizzas.
  7. Timing-wise, it’s a good idea to roll the pizzas out about 15 to 20 minutes before you want to cook them. Don’t roll them out and leave them hanging around for a few hours, though – if you are working in advance like this it’s better to leave your dough, covered with clingfilm, in the fridge. However, if you want to get them rolled out so there’s one less thing to do when your guests are round, simply roll the dough out into rough circles, about 0.5cm thick, and place them on slightly larger pieces of olive-oil-rubbed and flour-dusted tin foil. You can then stack the pizzas, cover them with clingfilm, and pop them into the fridge.

Steps:

• Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat the oven to 450°F.
• Place 1 1/4 cups almond flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast if using, a large pinch of garlic powder, and a pinch of kosher salt in a medium bowl and whisk until well combined. Using a spoon, make a well in the center of the dry mixture. Add 1 large egg and 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil into the well.
• Stir the egg and oil, breaking the egg up and slowly letting the dry ingredients incorporate into the wet. Using your hands, knead the dough a few times to bring it together and make sure everything is combined. Gather the dough into a flat disc.
• Roll the dough out between 2 large sheets of parchment paper into a 10-inch circle, using a bench scraper or the side of the knife to push in any frayed edges while rolling for a more even circle.
• Remove and discard the top sheet of parchment. Slide the crust, still on the bottom parchment, onto onto a baking sheet. Bake until the dough is just set, about 7 minutes.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Spread 1/2 cup pizza sauce onto the crust, leaving a little more than a 1/2-inch border on the edges. Sprinkle with 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, then top with 1/4 cup pepperoni slices. Return to the oven and bake until the crust is golden and crisp and the cheese is bubbly and golden in places, 12 to 15 minutes more. Tear fresh basil leaves over the pizza, if desired.