Food for Thought Glasgow is committed to promoting healthy eating and the taste for home cooking through our cookery school and the hospitality services we provide.
Our Chefs continue to develop a range of recipes to assist our students and other clients enjoy good, wholesome food.
Recipes
Pizza Dough & Pizza Topping
750 grams Strong Flour
2 teaspoons of salt
25 grams of fat - either oil or butter or margarine
1 sachet of fast action yeast
450ml of warm water
Mix the flour & salt. Then rub in the fat.
Add yeast and mix well.
Add the warm water and knead for 5-10 minutes to form a soft elastic dough (like blue tack).
Place in a warm place to rise - 30-60 minutes (depending on temperature and yeast).
Knead well and form pizza bases.
Place on a floured baking tray.
Top with pizza topping and your choice of vegetables and/ or meat and cheese.
Bake for 10-15 minutes in a hot oven, or until crust is golden.
Pizza Topping
1 can of chopped tomatoes
1 onion diced
1 pepper diced
Big squirt of tomato puree
1 teaspoon of sugar
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder or a fresh garlic clove
Heat all the ingredients in a pan and bring to the boil until soft.
Blend with a hand blender until a thick sauce is formed.
