homemade pizza with shepherd hut in backgroundThis month i wanted to share with you our homemade pizzas cooked in our wood fired pizza ovens that come with a stay in our shepherd huts. These beautiful fire pits / pizza ovens were hand made by Firepits UK.  They are simple to use and quick to heat up. Simply light a fire in the upper pit section and once established the oven thermometer will quickly read 200oC.

To make the Pizza dough you will need;

1/2 teaspoon fast action yeast

300g Strong white or wholemeal bread flourpizza dough

1/2 teaspoon sugar

15g butter

1 tablespoon milk powder

1 teaspoon salt

210mls tepid waterclose up photo of pizza oven

For the Pizza;

Sliced red or yellow pepper, a jar of Peppadew chillies, Rocket, capers, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, dried herbs, tomato puree.

To make the dough – add the yeast to the tepid water and stir, leave for 5 minutes. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a bowl.

Then add the water/yeast and combine.Pizza cooking in pizza oven

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and kneed for 10-15 minutes.

Then set aside for at least 20 minutes to prove

Roll out the dough to fit the floured pizza stone, trim the edges and set aside for 10 minutes to rest.

Bake the pizza dough without toppings for about 6 minutes until crisp.

Then remove, spread with tomato puree and herbs, add the sliced pepper and Peppadew chillies and pepperoni or Chirizo and return to the oven for about 8 minutes.

The Pizza is now cooked. Add the rocket and hand torn mozzarella, cover with close up photo of homemade pizzaparmesan and capers and enjoy.

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