The Black Sea

♕CHAPTER 158♕ Making Food for Amy's date

800 g strong white bread flour  200 g fine ground semolina flour or strong white bread flour  1 level teaspoon fine sea salt  2 x 7 g sachets of dried yeast  1 tablespoon golden caster sugar  TOMATO SAUCE (4 PIZZAS)  1 clove of garlic  1 bunch of fresh basil  olive oil  1 x 400 g tin of quality plum tomatoes  TOPPING (4 PIZZAS)  85 g mozzarella cheese She hears

'Fine I will help you just for that'

She watches Witty weighting the ingredients

They pile the flour and 1 level teaspoon of sea salt onto a clean surface and make a well in the centre They add the yeast and sugar to 650ml lukewarm water, mix together and leave for a few minutes, then pour into the well.

They using a fork and a circular movement, slowly bring in the flour from the inner edge of the well and mix into the water. They Continue to mix, bringing in all the flour – when the dough comes together and becomes too hard to mix with their fork, flour their hands and begin to pat it into a ball.

They Knead the dough by rolling it backwards and forwards, using their hands to stretch, pull and push the dough. Keep kneading for 10 minutes, or until you have a smooth, springy, soft dough.

They place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave in a warm place to prove for 45 minutes, or until doubled in size.

They peel and finely slice the garlic, then pick the basil leaves and finely chop the stalks. Greta(Angelica) grab a pan, and put it on the rack he put firewood underneath the rack

she heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan on a medium-low heat, add the garlic and basil stalks, then cook gently for a couple of minutes, or until the garlic is lightly golden, then add most of the basil leaves, the tomatoes, and a pinch of salt and pepper

Witty has a taste of the sauce

They grab the pan and they leave the sauce to tick away for around 20 minutes, or until smooth, breaking up the tomatoes up with a wooden spoon

They waited and heard the timer, he taste, and season to perfection

They divide the dough in half.

He Wrap one half in clingfilm and freeze for another day with the remaining half, divide the dough into 4 equal balls, he flour each dough ball, then cover with clingfilm, and leave to rest for about 15 minutes

They dust a clean surface and the dough with a little flour or semolina, and roll it out into a rough circle, about ½cm thick.

They tear off an appropriately sized piece of tin foil, rub it with olive oil, dust well with flour or semolina and place the pizza base on top. He continue doing the same with the remaining dough, dust with a little flour

They Cover with clingfilm and place in the fridge. Baelfire notice the oven is about

250°C

Greta(Angelica) grab some figs from the bowl, and cut them while Witty cuts some olives Greta (Angelica) spread the tomato sauce over the base, spreading it out to the edges. Witty tears over the mozzarella and scatter with the remaining basil leaves He drizzle olive oil and then added a pinch of salt and pepper. They put the two pizzas into the oven for 10 minutes

They pile the flour and 1 level teaspoon of sea salt onto a clean surface and make a well in the centre He add the yeast and sugar to 650ml lukewarm water, mix together and leave for a few minutes, then pour into the well.

They using a fork and a circular movement, slowly bring in the flour from the inner edge of the well and mix into the water.

They Continue to mix, bringing in all the flour – when the dough comes together and becomes too hard to mix with their fork, flour their hands and begin to pat it into a ball.