Middle Eastern Pizza

Middle Eastern Pizza.

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This pizza has a home made base and a lamb topping with a Middle Eastern flavour. The  minced Lamb was purchased from HOLLYBURTON  ORGANIC LAMB, The Lamb cost $5 and this made 5 Pizzas.  The ingredients for the 5 bases  ,  cost $1.50 for the lot.  So that is $1.50 for the main ingredients for each Pizza.
Base.
Mix together in a large bowl and then knead in the bowl for about 20 times. Mix should be soft and a little sticky.  If very sticky,  add a little more flour.

520 g,  Bakers or bread flour
3 heaped teaspoons of dry yeast
1 teaspoon of each salt and sugar
340 g. warm water.
1 Tablespoon of plain yoghurt
2 tablespoons of olive oil.

Cover with plastic and leave in a warm place to double. This may take up to 1 hour.
( Make the meat topping while the dough is rising)
When dough has doubled,  tip on to a well floured bench and knead again ,  about 10 times.
Divide into 5 even pieces and cover with a damp cloth.

HEAT OVEN OR BBQ TO 220/250 o

Meat topping
2 Tablespoons of Olive oil
1 medium brown onion, chopped fine
1 clove garlic, chopped fine
300/500g of minced lamb or beef.
1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons of Cumin
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 cup of beef or chicken stock
300g of fresh or tinned tomatoes
1/3 cup of pine nuts, toasted
1/4 cup of flat leaf parsley, chopped
1/3 cup of fresh mint , chopped
1 cup of greek style yoghurt
Sumac

Cook onion and garlic in oil for 5 mins.in large frying pan
Add Minced meat and cook until no red meat shows
Add spices, stock and tomato and gently cook until most of the moisture has evaporated.
Add all of the parsley and 1/2 the mint, and pine nuts
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Set aside to cool.

Roll each shape into a large oval using flour as needed. It is easier to handle if base is rolled onto baking paper.  Fill with 1/5 of filling to within 1 1/2 cm from edges. Slide into oven, BBQ or into Pizza machine. Pizza machine will take 5 mins,  once it is heated up.  BBQ and oven will vary depending on how hot they are and if a baking stone is used.  10 to 15 mins is usual.
 remove from oven and place spoon fulls of yoghurt and sprinkle with Sumac and remaining mint..