Recipes – Baking

Basic Pizza Dough

Makes 2 large pizzas

2 teaspoons (7g packet) dry yeast

1 teaspoon sugar

¾cup luke warm water 2 cups plain flour

½teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons olive oil

1.Combine the yeast, sugar and water in a jug; stir to combine. Cover mixture and place in a warm area for about 10 minutes until the mixture has a foamy surface.

2.Insert dough hooks into the mixer head (refer to page 4). Place flour and salt in the large Mixmaster benchtop mixer bowl.

3.Add olive oil. Mix on Low speed (1-2), gradually adding yeast mixture. Continue on Low speed for about 2 minutes or until mixture comes together. It may be necessary to scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase speed to medium speed (4) for about 10 minutes or until dough is a smooth and elastic ball.

4.Lightly grease a large bowl. Place dough into greased bowl and turn to lightly grease dough. Cover; allow to rise in a warm area for about 40 minutes or until doubled in size.

5.Using your fist, punch dough down. Return to the large Mixmaster benchtop mixer bowl. Knead on medium speed (4) for about 1 minute.

6.Divide the dough into two even pieces. Roll one piece at a time on a lightly floured surface, into a rough round. Place on a lightly greased pizza tray and stretch to fittray. Repeat with remaining dough. Top as desired.

Supreme Pizza

Makes 2 large pizzas

1 quantity basic pizza dough

¼cup pizza sauce 2 cups pizza cheese

¼cup finely chopped fresh basil

½onion, thinly sliced

1 small red capsicum, thinly sliced

100g button mushrooms, thinly sliced

100g shaved ham, torn ¼ cup pitted olives

1.Prepare basic pizza dough according to recipe.

2.Preheat oven to very hot (240°C/220°C fan-forced).

3.Spread pizza sauce over bases. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Top with remaining ingredients and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

4.Cook pizza, for about 15 minutes or until bases are golden and cheese has melted.

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Sunbeam MX003 manual Recipes Baking, Basic Pizza Dough, Supreme Pizza

MX003 specifications

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