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Use this dough for all your pizza needs. Top it with your favourite ingredients at stage 5 and cook at a high heat 220+ until the base is crispy.

Prep

Tip sifted flour, salt, sugar, yeast into bowl. Add water, oil.
Mixing with your hands, pull into a soft, smooth dough ball.
Knead on lightly floured board for 10 minutes till elastic.
Leave in a bowl in a warm place, covered with film or a damp tea towel, until doubled in size (1 hour plus). Knead for 2 minutes.
Divide and roll into 2 large/4 small pizzas. Leave to rise on trays for 10 minutes. Top and cook as per recipe, or freeze base

Useful Cooking Information

Weight

Metric	Imperial
10 g	½ oz
20 g	¾ oz
25 g	1 oz
50 g	2 oz
75 g	3 oz
110 g	4 oz
150 g	5 oz
175 g	6 oz
200 g	7 oz
225 g	8 oz
250 g	9 oz
275 g	10 oz
350 g	12 oz
450 g	1 lb
500 g (½ kg)	18 oz
700 g	1½ lb
900 g	2 lb
1 kg	2¼ lb
1.3 kg	3 lb
1.8 kg	4 lb
2.2 kg	5 lb

Volume

Metric	Imperial
50 ml	2 fl oz
75 ml	3 fl oz
100 ml	3½ fl oz
125 ml	4 fl oz
150 ml	5 fl oz	¼ pint
200 ml	7 fl oz
250 ml	9 fl oz
300 ml	10 fl oz	½ pint
425 ml	15 fl oz	¾ pint
600 ml	20 fl oz	1 pint
800 ml		1½ pint
1 l		1¾ pints
1.2 l		2 pints
1.5 l		2½ pints
1.8 l		3 pints
2 l		3½ pints

Measurements

Metric	Imperial
5 mm	¼ inch
1 cm	½ inch
2 cm	¾ inch
2.5 cm	1 inch
3 cm	1¼ inches
4 cm	1½ inches
5 cm	2 inches
10 cm	3 inches
15 cm	4 inches
20.5 cm	6 inches
23 cm	9 inches
25 cm	10 inches
30 cm	12 inches

Spoon measures - mean level measures unless the recipe says 'heaped'

Eggs - are always large for baking, unless recipe says otherwise

Oven Temperatures

Gas	°F	°C
Mark 1	275	140
2	300	150
3	325	170
4	350	180
5	375	190
6	400	200
7	425	220
8	450	230
9	475	240

Fan assisted ovens - remember to reduce temperatures by 20°C

Most Useful US/European Conversions

Butter	US 1 cup / 2 sticks	8 oz	220 g
Sugar	US 1 cup	6 oz	175 g
Flour	US 1 cup	4 oz	110 g
Liquid	US 1 cup	8 fl oz	225 ml
Prepped Onions	US 1 cup	4 oz	110 g
Cheese, Grated	US 1 cup	4 oz	110 g
Diced Fruit	US 1 cup	5 oz	150 g
Fresh Breadcrumbs	US 1 cup	2 oz	55 g

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