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Margherita Pizza
A classic Italian pizza with tomato, basil, mozzarella cheese, and olive oil.
Prep time
1 hour
Yield
4
Ingredients
9
Steps
10
Filed under: baking, under 1 hour, italian.
Source channel: Jamie Oliver
Key ingredients
strong flour, dried yeast, hot water, pizza dough, mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
- 500 g strong flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 7 g dried yeast
- 325 ml hot water
- 150 g pizza dough
- 50 g mozzarella cheese
- tomatoes
- basil
- olive oil
Method
- Mix 500 g strong flour, 1 tsp salt, and 7 g dried yeast in a bowl.
- Add 325 ml hot water to the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Knead the dough until smooth and elastic.
- Let the dough rest covered with a damp cloth for at least 1 hour until doubled in size.
- Divide the dough into four equal parts and roll each into a circle.
- Place the rolled dough on a floured surface dusted with semolina or breadcrumbs.
- Spread a small amount of tomato sauce over the dough, leaving a border.
- Add slices of mozzarella cheese on top of the tomato sauce.
- Place basil leaves on top and drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake in a preheated oven at high temperature until the crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.