All the students made their own pizza bases and then added nice healthy vegetables on the top. Unfortunately photos were only taken when they made the dough mix - time seemed to fly by when the vegetables were being prepared but they all looked wonderful before they left to be cooked.

Recipe for Pizza

Basic Pizza Dough

Makes one 10in pizza base

8oz/225g strong plain flour
1 sachet easy-blend dried yeast
Hand hot water – enough to make dough
3 tbsp olive oil (optional)

Place flour in a bowl and stir in olive oil if using, add enough hand-hot water to form soft but not sticky dough.
Knead until smooth on a lightly floured surface.
Roll out 10in round and place on baking sheet, or into foil container. Loosely cover and place in warm place to rise while you grate the cheese and chop the vegetables.
When it has risen top with tomatoes from tin of chopped tomatoes or homemade sauce.
Chop and add any other vegetables, pepperoni, ham, cooked chicken etc that you like then top with mozzarella cheese or your choice of cheese.
Place in the oven and cook on gas mark 7/425F/220C for about 10 to 15 minutes when cheese has melted and edges are brown.

Tomato sauce

1 tbsp olive oil
½ onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic
7oz/198g can of chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato puree – optional

Heat oil in saucepan and add the onion and garlic, cook for 5 minutes until onion is soft but not browned.
Stir in tomatoes, tomato puree if using then cover and simmer for 15 minutes until thickened.
Use as a topping for the pizza base.
You can make extra and freeze it for up to a month – defrost by heating in a saucepan or in microwave for 2 minutes on high.

Try it at home and put different vegetables on the top.