Breakmaker - pizza dough

Ingredients

3/4 cup warm water
2 cups plain flour (strong bread flour)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
2 teaspoons olive oil

Directions

1. Pour the warm water into the pan of the bread machine, and add the flour on top of the water. Sprinkle with salt and sugar, and top with the yeast. Set the machine on the dough setting, and push the start button. When the machine signals that the dough is finished, transfer to a well-floured bowl and cover with a tea towel to sit for a while.

2. Preheat oven to 190 degrees C.

3. Press or stretch the dough out into thin crust about 14 inches across. Leave dough thick at the edge. Place the dough onto a 14-inch pizza baking sheet, and brush the dough with the olive oil.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes before removing to top with desired ingredients for final baking.

5. Possible toppings;
Garlic and cheese. Mix 4 Tbl butter with 3 cloves garlic, crushed and leave to sit for an hour. Spread butter over pizza base. Grate mozzarella, parmesan and tasty cheese and spread over base. Cook in oven 15-20 minutes.
Vegetarian. Slice red onion, and add to bowl of semi sun-dried tomato, chilli olive pieces, thinly sliced capsicum and baby spinach leaves. Spread over base and add marinated feta pieces.
Margharita. Spread base with tomato paste and add sliced boccocino, basil leaves and sliced cherry tomato. Top with mozzarella and parmesan and drizzle with oil.

Choc-chip biscuits

Ingredients
125g Unsalted Butter, chopped
100g (1/2 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
225g (1 1/2 cups) Self Raising Flour
190g (1 cup) Cooking Choc Bits

Method
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
Place the butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla in the bowl of a food processor and process until the mixture is creamy.
Transfer to a large bowl. Sift in the flour. Add the choc bits. Use a wooden spoon to mix until well combined.

Place dessertspoonfuls of the mixture, about 4cm apart, on the lined trays. Bake in oven for 12 minutes or until golden. Set aside on the trays for 5 minutes to cool before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Banana Berry Yoghurt Muffins

Ingredients
2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour

1/2 cup self-raising flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup banana, mashed
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 3/4 cups berry yoghurt
1/4 cup extra-light olive oil
1/2 cup frozen or fresh blueberries

Method
Preheat oven to 190C (170C fan-forced). Line a 12-hole, 1/3 cup capacity muffin pan with paper cases.


Combine flours, cinnamon and sugar in a large bowl. Make a well. Add banana, vanilla, egg, yoghurt and oil. Stir until just combined. Spoon into paper cases. Top with blueberries.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Stand in pans for 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.