Pizza Margherita

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Many will agree that this is the cheapest and most social dinner you can get. When I went to a shop I couldn't believe I could get all the ingredients for four (!) pizzas for just over £1. So you can now invite all your mates for dinner: Joey, Chandler, Phoebe, Rachel...

YOU BUY:

1 can of chopped tomatoes

500g plain flour

dried yeast

Mozzarella

 

 

YOU HAVE:

1 onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, chopped

A pinch of oregano

Salt

YOU MAKE (4 pizzas):

1) Mix half the 7g dried yeast packet with 300 ml tepid water;

2) Add the yeasty water to 500g flour and a pinch of salt, mix it for 10 mins;

3) Take out the dough and knead for 5-10 mins until less sticky, put it in an oiled bowl, cover and leave in warm place for 1 h to rise.

***Make the sauce while the dough is rising: Fry the onion with garlic for 5 minutes, then add oregano and chopped tomatoes, simmer until sauce thickens (30+ mins)***

4) Once the dough has risen, punch it to let the gas out and roll it under itself with your hands (like folding its sides into the middle - into kind of a mushroom cap shape), slice into 4 pieces and roll them out;

5) Put pizzas onto oiled dishes/baking paper and bake for 5 mins in a pre-heated oven (190 C);

6) Take them out to add sauce and mozzarella (and any other ingredients!) and bake for further 10 mins at 190c. Job done.

YOU EAT:

1) With a nice cold beer.