Pizza Express has revealed exactly how to make their dough balls at home and they’re so easy

WITH restaurants and fast-food outlets closed for the foreseeable future, foodies nationwide are trying desperately to recreate their favourite treats from home. 

And it seems restaurant chain Pizza Express has caught on because they've shared their iconic Dough Ball recipe so you can make them entirely from scratch in your kitchen.

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The popular pizza joint shared the recipe on their Instagram page which boasts almost 100k followers - so something tells us we're going to see a lot of home cooks showing off their balls over the coming weeks.

The mouth-watering Dough Balls became so popular that even supermarkets began selling packets of the garlic butter-coated balls for people to cook themselves when hunger hit, but why buy them when you can make them yourself for a fraction of the price.

And while the post didn't reveal the cooking method, they later shared on EXACTLY how to create the fluffy balls of heaven - and we are here for it.

To make the classic Dough Balls, you need a few simple ingredients - most of which you should already have in your pantry.

First up add one teaspoon of sugar and crumble 15g of fresh yeast (or 2 level teaspoons of dry yeast) into 150ml of warm water.

Allow the mixture to stand for 10-15 minutes in a warm place until froth develops on the surface.

The Pizza Express legends recommend the window sill, which is perfect right now.

Once that's done, sift 225g of plain flour and 1.5 teaspoons of salt into a mixing bowl.

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• Pizza Express Dough Balls, £1.50 from Tesco -

Make a well in the middle and pour in the yeast mixture - the one you had sitting by the window.

Then lightly flour hands and slowly mix it all together until they bind.

Generously dust a clean surface with flour and throw down the dough - begin kneading for ten mins 'til smooth, silky and soft.

Leave the dough to rest until it's soft to the touch but not too springy.

Then, it’s ready to roll.

Roll the dough into one long 1.2m tube and chop into 16 chunks and place in an ovenproof pan.

Leave the Dough Balls to rest in pan for 30 mins then bake in the oven at 230 degrees for six minutes or until golden.

And to finish, blend 10ml of olive oil and chopped garlic into a paste and our over butter and blend with a spoon.

We agree that it is a timely process  with a one our prep time, but the result is so worth it.

People have been sharing their home cooked Dough Balls online and have been raving about just how good they are.

The pizza chain has been active on social and have been sharing an ingredient list in advance so people at home can get to the shops before the cooking method is later shared online.

They recently shared an ingredient list for their - so stay tuned for Sunday when they share how to make them.

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