After scouring the web it turns out you can easily rustle up a pizza base with flour, oil, milk and baking powder (all of which were in the cupboard). The recipe I found was in cups but it doesn’t seem to matter, as long as you use the same cup for all measures it seems to work.

The ingredients

• 2 cups plain flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 tablespoons baking powder

Whack it all in a bowl and need until it forms into a dough like substance. Use extra flour to take out the wetness as required. It seems to work better if you leave it for a few minutes after preparing it. The first attempt had a relatively moist base so I now pre-bake it for about 8-10 minutes which definitely improved the end result.

For toppings I made a simple tomato base which consisted of passata, tomato puree and a squirt of tomato ketchup. I topped that with some oven top griddled aubergine and peppers, ripped up mozzarella and green pesto. It normally cooks in about 15 minutes. Total time from idea to plate about 40 minutes.

The next step is to try a yeast dough base. How hard can it be?

Feel free to hook me up with any dough tips.