Dough
| 2 tsp | Active dried yeast |
| ½ tsp | Sugar |
| 1 cup | Water |
| 2 cups | Flour |
| 1 tsp | Salt |
| 1 Tbsp | Olive oil |
| 1 | Polenta, (medium ground) |
Topping
| 1 | Red chilli, (or 2 large) (Main) |
| 4 | Bocconcini, (ball) |
| 4 | Vine-ripened tomatoes, (or 5, and a few cherry tomatoes) |
| 1 handful | Olives, (kalamata, Spanish or sun-ripened in the Hawks Bay but not sold already pitted) |
| 1 to drizzle | Olive oil |
| 1 | Salt & freshly ground pepper, (to season) |
Directions
- In a bowl put the yeast, sugar and water. Allow to stand until bubbles appear. Add the flour, salt and oil then mix and knead for at least 5 minutes or until smooth.
- Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and leave somewhere warm for an hour or until doubled.
- Heat wood-fired oven or covered barbecue to 225C. Place the pizza stone in for 20 minutes while preparing the topping.
- Slice the chillies, tear the bocconcini and slice the tomatoes, leaving the cherry tomatoes whole. Pit the olives if preferred and add.
- Have the dough ready to roll out. Remove the stone from the oven and dust with a light coating of polenta.
- Put the dough on to the stone, roll out quite thinly and arrange topping, drizzle with olive oil, season and return to oven for 20 minutes.
