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and make a home made pizza for tea one side can have seafood other is a big mamoth meat eater due to the lengh of time i can stand up i will be buying the base for it lol used to be the amount of time i could stand was the amount of wine i was consunming as i was cooking xx

How odd !!! I was just digging out the recipe book for my breadmaker to find out how to make a pizza base...going to try homemade myself. Going to do mine and OH's side and let the girls do their own once the tomato and cheese were cooked a bit.

Good luck with yours !!! xx

well our muffy youve just reminded me ive got a bread maker to make the dough lol xx

Glad to be of service LOL xx

ummmmmmmmmmm !!!

Puss I do my own pizza and the dough is made by my breadmaker. It takes 45 minutes. I then roll out, spread the base with tom puree and add cheese, tuna or whatever I like. Mozarella is gr8 on it too and red onion. I never buy pizza now unless there's a buy one get one free on offer.

I always make my own Pitta & Naan breads too, courtesy of the breadmaker.

My pizza base is going to take 1 hour 30 mins Whirls !!! lol it's on now though. I'll let you know how it turns out xx

I have never made anything other than bread in my breadmaker. Think it's time I sniffed the coffee as they say. Hope they all turn out okey.
Julia in Derbyshire

crikes thats along time Muffy, but depends on ya BM. Mines a Panasonic, recommend by the Good Food guide a while back (I bought it for OH's 40th. lol cos I wanted it really!!). The pizza programme is based on 300g of flour. A friend told me to leave the dough overnight then roll as tastes better but I havent tried that yet.

I get a big pizza out of that 300g so I could easily make 2 reasonable size ones...

Julia I made a Pannatone cake at Xmas, it was quite nice, but you have to cook it off in the oven in a round tin. I make rolls (add cheese and tom to tops and add poppy seeds,,and freeze some) and french sticks for the freezer.

thanks whirley lol julia , well think i better get dressed and do walkies rest then bake mite even open a bottle cava had for wedding blessing late last yr yikes x

Have a good day Puss:) x

Hats off to you Whirley for using your BM to its true potential and versatility. I have made bread rolls with it. Once the bread mix was kneaded, I removed the dough from the machine, and knocked it into size and shape. I put the tolls on a baking tray, then put the tray inside a new black bin liner. Then I put it out on the patio table to rise in the sun.
Mine is also a Panasonic, but I have had it about 15 years, though it still works as well.
julia in Derbyshire

That's a good idea Julia, to let the rise out in the sun, I'll try that this summer (if we get one). I have a hot plate at the end of my range so i tend to pop them on there (on a baking tray) to rise. The rolls are really nice and I love having a supply in the freezer for when we have casserols, spag bol etc... I make Ciabatta loafs too, they're lovely....

Sounds like your BM has served you well:)

thanks whirley xx

this is how im going to do mine, bake the bread drain a can of chopped tomatoes put a thin layer of the tomatoes and spread it all over then add a layer of cheese, fry some mince with chillies and garlic in drain of and spread over speckys side of the pizza add some chopped onion then tomtoe sliced with a cheese toppin, same ish for other side but using prawns anchovies and pineapples cheese and toms, may sound nice but will it go to plan lol dont usually cook these days cause of standing lol xx

helpppppppppppppppp my dough hasnt risen and there is only 24 min left in the baker thing lol

I would personally make small meatballs with the chilli and fry them off, then add...just an idea..

If it's only making a dough Puss, it wont rise as such, wait until the programme ends, leave it to sit ofr 10 mins in the pan and then plop it onto a board with flour and roll it in the flour so its easy to handle, then roll it out..then leave it to rise...

it's a dough your making it wont rise as that stage..

actually, i stand corrected, just read my manual for my pizza dough, as follows, (the cycle)

KNEADS for 10 to 15 mins

Rise 10 to 15

Kneads for 10

Rise for 10

end or programme....

Yours will prob be ok in last 10 to 15 mins hun....but it wont "look" risen as such......it'll just be a ball of dough and then you roll it out and leave to rise, before cooking..

Pizzas are looking good.

Haven't a clue if they'll taste as good as they look for about another 20 mins when they're all cooked up.

Made strawberry fairy cakes for the girls pudding as well so I'm all cooked out today.!!! Wish I hadn't started !! lol xxx

I think they always taste better Muffy, shop ones have so much salt loaded into them and I am so anti salt.....I always roll mine quite thin cos I prefer thin pizza bread....

My next quest is to make my own pasta, well ravioli, I have a filling for it in mind, I might get a pasta roller.....