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Pizza recipe for kids

5 from 4 votes
An easy homemade pizza recipe for kids - the perfect thing to cook if you want to get children busy in the kitchen.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 25 minutes
Proving time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 653
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For the pizza dough
  • 2 cups of strong white plain flour
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp fast action yeast
  • 150 ml lukewarm water
For the topping
  • Packet of mozzarella
  • Tin of tomatoes

Method
 

Measure the dry ingredients
  1. Measure the flour, salt and yeast into a large bowl. (Add the yeast and salt into different corners)
Make the dough
  1. Make a well in the flour and pour the water and olive oil into the middle. (To limit mess you could do this in a bowl.)
  2. Mix the ingredients, bringing flour in bit by it until they come together to form a (slightly wet and sticky) dough.
  3. Knead the dough on a lightly floured work surface.
  4. Once the dough ball looks smooth, pop it in a bowl, cover with cling film and leave it in a warm place until its roughly doubled in size.
  5. When it’s ready turn the dough out on to a lightly floured surface, knead it slightly and roll it out. Place it on a baking sheet.
Heat the oven to 200C
    Make the topping
    1. Drain the tin of tomatoes then spread it on the pizza base..
    2. Chop up or grate some mozzarella then get sprinkle that on top.
    3. Add any other topping you like.
    4. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Keep an eye on it. You may need to turn it if one side is browning faster than the other.