Non-Yeast Easy Pizza

Since the Lockdown started, one of the difficult things is getting yeast!

Supermarkets don't seem to be able to catch up with the home-bakers' demands. I normally bake pizza with yeast dough, but don't have any yeast in my cupboard. 

So I baked without it. Basically, it's a kind of soda bread dough but it has a light fluffy texture.  Enjoy your pizza and stay safe. :) 

Non-Yeast Easy Pizza (for two hungry people)

For the toppings

• Tomato paste
• 200g/7oz mozzarella mozzarella (or any other cheese), torn into pieces, for topping
• Fresh basil
• Chorizo (optional)
• Mushrooms (Optional)

For the dough

• 200g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
• ¼ tsp salt
• 200g/10½oz natural yoghurt 
• 10ml olive oil, plus drizzling

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan and put two baking trays in to heat.
2. To make the dough, combine the flour, baking powder, herbs and salt in a bowl and make a well in the middle. Pour in the yoghurt and olive oil and stir with a fork to combine. When the mixture forms a rough dough, turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead to form a smooth ball.
3. Carefully remove the hot baking trays from the oven and lay the pizza bases on top. Bake for 3-4 minutes until beginning to rise then remove from the oven.
4. Turn the pizza bases over and bake another 3 minutes.
5. Top with the tomato paste. Scatter the mozzarella over the top. Add your chosen toppings. Season with black pepper, sprinkle over a pinch of herbs and drizzle some olive oil. Then return to the oven. Bake for 5 minutes until the bases are crisp and the cheese is bubbling.
6. Serve with sprinkled fresh basil.