During trying times of the 2020 world pandemic of the Coronavirus, Covid-19, South Africa is currently on lockdown for 21 days. This means that citizens that are not involved in essential services have to stay at home, or wherever they are at the time of lockdown.This poses some issues for us that have to stay at home and provide creative meals for our families, especially when kids are involved. So we asked our kids what they would like to eat today and the immediate response was PIZZA!
Ok, so there are no readymade pizza bases in the freezer... what do you do?
After a quick search on the internet, you can make do with some ingredients that you have at home. However, most of the recipes call for a yeast-based dough, what if you don't have yeast. Well, do not despair. All you need is some self-raising flour, and the rest you should have.
The bonus to making your own pizza is that you can get your whole family involved, especially the kids, because it's so easy to do, a great activity for all ages. So here goes:
Ingredients:
1. 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
2. 1/4 cup cooking oil
3. 1 teaspoon of salt
4. About 1/4 cup of milk
5. And toppings i.e. cheese, tomatoes,
etc.
Method:
Mix your dry ingredients, add in your oil and then slowly add in your milk while mixing, you may not need all the milk, just keep adding until you get a good soft dough.
Sprinkle some flour onto a rolling surface and roll out your dough, either by hand our better, use a rolling pin. Once your dough is rolled out to a thickness of about 5mm, place onto a greased(I used Spray and Cook) baking tray.
Pre-heat oven to 180C.
Baste your pizza dough with tomato sauce and start adding your toppings. I used mushrooms, peppers, onions, baked beans, sausage(pre-cooked), and cheese.
Bake for approximately 15mins or until your crust starts browning. Remove and let it cool a bit and serve immediately.