Margherita Pizza
Homemade pizza with a thin, crisp base, tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil.
Ingredients
- 500 g flour
- 7 g dry yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 320 ml water
- 2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 can canned tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic
- 250 g mozzarella
- ½ bunch basil
Method
- Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the lukewarm water; add the flour, salt and 2 tablespoons of olive oil and knead for 10 minutes; let it rise for 1 hour.
- Mix the tomatoes with the crushed garlic, the rest of the olive oil and salt for an uncooked sauce.
- Heat the oven as hot as it goes. Divide the dough into 4 and roll it out thinly.
- Spread with a thin layer of sauce and scatter over the mozzarella.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes until the edges puff and brown; serve with fresh basil.