Wholemeal pizza base Recipe: Vegetarian

Makes a pizza for four people

1 oz / 25 g fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon dried yeast +1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 pint / 150 ml warm milk
8 oz / 200g wholemeal flour
1/2 oz / 15g hard vegetable fat
salt to taste

• Crumble the fresh yeast into the liquid or mix in the dried yeast and sugar. Keep warm until the yeast is working well.
• Rub the hard vegetable fat into the flour.
• Slowly, mix the flour into the liquid until a uniform dough is formed.
• Knead for 1 minute into a stiff dough.
• Roll the dough out to form a 12 inch / 30 cm circle and place on a greased baking tray.
• Leave in a warm place for 30 minutes when it should have risen.
• Add the topping.
• Leave in a warm place for a further 30 minutes.
• Bake in a preheated oven, gas mark 7, 425F, 220C for 20 - 25 minutes.
• Serve hot.