Pizza

Tonight I fancied Pizza. Sometimes I just go and get one from the italian restaurant at the corner, but today I felt like making one myself. Also, it is a very good way to get rid of left overs from your fridge.
There are plenty of ways how to make a pizza,  this is my way.

Ingredients:

For the Dough:

• 300 g plain flour
• 125 mL warm water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• 1 sachet of dried yeast or half a cube of fresh yeast

For the sauce

• 3 fresh tomatoes, chopped up (alternatively also canned tomatoes)
• 1 tbsp of tomato purée
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled and chopped up
• 1/2 large white onion, cut into small dice
• 1 tbsp oregano (dried or fresh and chopped)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• good pinch of black pepper
• 1/2 tsp sugar

And the topping:
Depends on what you like, for the pizza here I used mushrooms, tuna, olives, caperberries, onions and grated emmentaler cheese

How to make the dough:

• sift flour in a bowl and make a well in the middle
• add the oil and salt and pepper on the outer rim 
• add the water (should be at least hand warm, but not hot) in the well and add sugar
• crumble fresh yeast in water or add dried yeast
• then with your fingers add more and more flour from the sides to the water mix to form a dough
• knead for a bit and let rise for at least half an hour (the dough should double in size)

How to make the sauce:

• heat a tsp of olive oil in a pan, add the onions and garlic to soften them
• before the onions turn brown, stirr in the tomato puree and the fresh tomatoes
• add herbs and spices and put a lid on
• let the mixture simmer on a low heat, until the tomatoes are soft, then take lid off and reduce the liquid so that you obtain a "ketchup" like consistency

Finally:

• knead the dough again, then roll it out on a greased baking tray, any shape you prefer
• spread the tomato sauce, but don't add too much, otherwise the dough will get soggy
• distribute the toppings but again, don't add too much
• add a bit of oregano to your own taste and a bit olive oil
• finally spread the grated cheese
• bake in a pre-heated oven (I use 150 °C fan oven) for as long as it takes, I would think mine took about 15-20 mins.

And finally, enjoy your Pizza! ( I have mine with a glass of Grauburgunder since it is a tuna pizza)