Pizza twister bread | Jamie Oliver recipes (2024)

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Pizza twister bread

Stuffed with courgettes, cherry tomatoes & pesto

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Stuffed with courgettes, cherry tomatoes & pesto

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“Now this is pizza like you’ve never seen it before. These gorgeous swirls are full of soft sweet veg, tangy pesto, melted cheese, and punchy olives bringing little flavour bombs to the mix. ”

Serves 6

Cooks In1 hour 10 minutes plus proving

DifficultyNot too tricky

BreadCourgetteTomato

Nutrition per serving
  • Calories 438 22%

  • Fat 14g 20%

  • Saturates 4.3g 22%

  • Sugars 4.3gg 0%

  • Salt 1.2g 20%

  • Protein 15.7g 31%

  • Carbs 66.2g 25%

  • Fibre 3.7gg -

Of an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

  • 500 g strong bread flour , plus extra for dusting
  • 1 x 7 g sachet of dried yeast
  • olive oil
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • balsamic vinegar
  • ½ a bunch of basil , (15g)
  • 150 g mixed-colour cherry tomatoes
  • 1 courgette
  • 8 to 10 black olives , (stone in)
  • 100 g red pesto
  • 1 x 125 g ball of mozzarella cheese

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Method

  1. Place the flour in a large dough with a good pinch of sea salt. Pour 325ml of tepid water into a jug. Add the yeast and mix with a fork for a couple of minutes, until dissolved. Add a pinch of the flour and mix well, then pour the yeast mixture into the bowl. Use a fork to mix it all together until you can’t move it anymore – this will stop the dough sticking to your hands.
  2. Now get your clean hands in there and bring it together as a ball of dough, kneading and moving it around the bowl until the dough comes away from the sides.
  3. Transfer the dough to a flour-dusted surface and keep it moving, kneading, pushing and stretching it for 5 minutes, or until you have a silky and elastic dough.
  4. Use your floured hands to shape the dough into a rough ball, put it in an oiled bowl, and cover with a clean, damp tea towel. Allow it to prove for about an hour, or until doubled in size – ideally in a warm, draught-free place.
  5. Meanwhile, drizzle 1 tablespoon each of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar into a large bowl. Tear in the basil leaves, then halve the tomatoes and finely slice the courgette, adding them to the bowl as you go. Squash, destone and tear over the flesh of the olives and toss everything together gently with your hands.
  6. Once the dough has doubled in size, knock the air out by punching it with your fist, then knead on a flour-dusted surface for 30 seconds, or until smooth.
  7. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to about the size of a tea towel, then rub the red pesto all over the dough using your hands, spreading it out to the edges. Scatter over the courgette mix evenly and tear over the mozzarella.
  8. Roll up the dough lengthways, like a Swiss roll, wrapping all the lovely fillings inside, then with a sharp knife, cut into twelve chunks. Place the pieces close together, swirl-side up, in an ovenproof pan (about 26cm) or on a snug, oiled baking tray, then cover with a clean tea towel. Leave to prove again for 30 minutes to an hour, or until it has doubled in size.
  9. Preheat the oven to 190ºC/350ºF/gas 4. Bake on the bottom of the oven for about 35 minutes, or until golden and crispy. Turn the loaf out onto a board and allow to cool slightly before serving. Delicious!

Tips

HELPFUL HACK
You could leave the dough unrolled, transfer to a baking tray and bake in the oven for a traybaked pizza.

EASY SWAPS
Mix it up with different melty cheeses; think Cheddar, red Leicester, or Gruyère. Whatever you have in the fridge, really.

Green pesto also works well here.

Experiment with different combos: smoked ham, grated cheese and a little tomato, or spinach, feta and pine nuts. Jarred peppers blitzed to a paste with garlic and nuts is also good.

You could easily make a sweet twister bread. Think jam, or honey and raisins, or chocolate spread and mashed banana. Or how about our hot cross bun twister bread?

EXTRA VEG
You can use up leftover roasted veg here. Roasted peppers, onions, aubergine, or squash would be delicious.

If you fancy a bit of heat, add a finely sliced fresh red chilli or a few sliced jalapeños to the veg mix.

ON THE SIDE
Enjoy a couple of swirls with a fresh green salad for a mega veg-packed lunch.

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Pizza twister bread | Jamie Oliver recipes (2024)

FAQs

What are the three ingredients in Jamie Oliver's pizza base? ›

Homemade deep-pan pizza: Jamie Oliver

We're talking crispy on the outside, spongy in the middle, with just three ingredients for the base – flour, salt, water. For your toppings, be creative, and embrace what's in your fridge and store cupboard – the possibilities are endless.

How do you roll pizza dough Jamie Oliver? ›

Flour each dough ball, then cover with clingfilm, and leave to rest for about 15 minutes – this will make them easier to roll it thinly. Dust a clean surface and the dough with a little flour or semolina, and roll it out into a rough circle, about ½cm thick.

How to make pizza dough without yeast jamie oliver? ›

Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Measure out a cup (250ml) of water, and slow add, while stirring, just until a soft dough comes together. I usually need between a 1/2 and 3/4 of a cup. If the dough is too wet, add a bit more flour.

What flour is best for pizza dough? ›

The best flour for making Deep-Dish Pizza Dough is all-purpose flour. In bakeries and pizzerias, Pizza Flour is often used because it is a high-protein flour that produces a light and airy crust. However, all-purpose flour will also work well for Deep-Dish Pizza Dough.

Can I use the same dough for bread and pizza? ›

The ingredients of bread dough and pizza dough can be exactly the same - that is, you can make pizza bases from just bread flour, water, salt and oil plus leavening (whether you choose commercial yeast or sourdough starter). You can make bread from the same ingredients.

What happens if you double the yeast in pizza dough? ›

Too little yeast and your dough won't rise enough, and the pizza base will taste bland. Use too much yeast and your dough may over-ferment. Tell-tale signs are your dough expanding too much or tasting and smelling a bit sour, with an almost alcoholic aftertaste (the yeast produces alcohol as it ferments).

Can I mix bread flour and all purpose for pizza? ›

For my Perfect all-purpose pizza dough recipe, I combine bread flour and all-purpose flour and find that the combination works very well for texture, cooking time, and handling.

Can you use tomato puree as a pizza base? ›

If all you have around is a bit of puree and a few store cupboard ingredients, this is the sauce for you. We don't advise using tomato puree straight from the tube as a base sauce - it's a touch dry and will catch and burn. At a push, dilute it with water in a bowl before spreading on your low-carb pizza base.

What kills yeast in pizza dough? ›

Tips for Working with Yeast in Pizza Dough

One common mistake is using water that is too hot or too cold, which can kill the yeast or prevent it from activating properly. Another mistake is using too much or too little yeast, which can result in over- or under-proofed dough.

What does adding vinegar to pizza dough do? ›

The acidic properties of vinegar inhibit gluten, some will say. This theory proposes that once the water and flour are combined, gluten starts forming, causing the dough to grow tough. Adding an acid, the theory goes, stops the gluten in its tracks and rescues the crust from toughness.

What happens if you don't put yeast in pizza dough? ›

No-yeast pizza dough does not go through a lot of kneading and rising, so it has a softer, fluffier, less chewy, and more bread-like texture. It's not super crispy, it does not make those big delicate bubbles on the edges, and it doesn't get very brown.

What are the three main ingredients in pizza? ›

Pizza has three main elements: crust, sauce, and toppings. All of them have a variety of preparation methods. Crust: Traditional pizza crust is similar to bread dough. It's a combination of flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt, and oil.

What is a traditional pizza base made of? ›

There are five key ingredients for creating pizza dough: flour, active dry yeast, water, salt, and olive oil.

What is in pizza base mix? ›

INGREDIENTS: Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Palm Oil, Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Salt.

What are the original ingredients in pizza? ›

pizza, dish of Italian origin consisting of a flattened disk of bread dough topped with some combination of olive oil, oregano, tomato, olives, mozzarella or other cheese, and many other ingredients, baked quickly—usually, in a commercial setting, using a wood-fired oven heated to a very high temperature—and served hot ...

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