Pizza Margherita
Fresh mozzarella cheese, San Marzano tomatoes, and fresh basil leaves on a crispy homemade pizza crust.
servings: 4
total time: 1 hour 30 minutes
recipe by: Frankie
Ingredients
- THE DOUGH:
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 packet active dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 TBSP plus 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
- THE TOPPINGS:
- 14 ounces peeled San Marzano tomatoes
- 3 TBSP extra-virgin olive oil plus a little extra
- 6 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into cubes
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
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Directions
- Stir together the water and yeast in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the flour, salt and the 1 TBSP of olive oil until a dough is formed. Knead the dough by hand for 5 minutes.
- Form the dough into a ball and place in the large clean bowl. Drizzle the dough ball with the 1 tsp olive oil and flip the dough around to cover in the oil. Loosely cover the bowl and set in a warm place to rise for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 475° F. Lightly oil a large pizza pan and set aside.
- Add the tomatoes to a food processor and pulse into a sauce. Set aside.
- Place dough on a flat surface, flatten down the dough with your hands and stretch to fit your pizza pan. Brush the top of the dough evenly with the 3 TBSP of olive oil Place in the preheated oven and bake for 7 minutes.
- Take the dough out of the oven and spread the tomato sauce evenly on the top leaving a 1/2-inch edge all the way around. Scatter the mozzarella cubes on top then sprinkle on the kosher salt.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 14 to 18 more minutes or until crust is crisp and lightly browned.
- Take the pizza out of the oven and sprinkle the fresh basil on top
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