Thunder Pizza

Parmesan, basil and chilli pizza (or any other topping that’ s delicious) 

It's just pizza, but makes your kitchen smell real good and this english summer murkiness can be such a downer - pizza can make you feel glitzy and greesy at the same time

Pizza Dough

300g of flour (1/3 plain & 2/3 bread flour)

1tsp dried yeast

10 sprigs of dried/fresh oregano

cup of hand hot water

pinch of salt 

2tbl sp olive oil

Top it off

Tomato puree (as much as you want)

1tbl sp butter

2 garlic cloves (crushed)

10 basil leaves x 2

100g of grated mozzarella

handful of parmesan

2-3 really hot chilis finely chopped (wee small red ones)

So make your dough. Put the flour , yeast, salt, oregano, 2tbl sp oil, in a bowl. Make a well in the middle and add the water gradually, shifting the flour over the water and blending it all together. Work the flour with your hands -  when it looks like a homogenous ball - transfer it to a heavily floured surface and knead until nice and smooth. If it gets sticky, add a little olive oil and sprinkle some more flour on the surface. Put in a big bowl, cover with cling film and leave somewhere warm for (1hr plus) so it can rise. Make tomatoe sauce - heat butter in a pan, add one garlic clove, tomato puree, some olive oil, and chopped basil leaves. When the dough has risen - roll out into the shape of baking tray you have - pizza circle or a rectangular one - both are nice. Spoon tomato puree sauce onto the dough - then add your mozzarella, chopped chili’s, clove of garlic, if I had chorizo I'd add some on as well. Cook at gas mark 6, until it looks ready - about 20 mins. Then top with parmesan, basil leaves and extra virgen olive oil... oh yeah