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

  1. 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.
  2. Mix the tomatoes with the crushed garlic, the rest of the olive oil and salt for an uncooked sauce.
  3. Heat the oven as hot as it goes. Divide the dough into 4 and roll it out thinly.
  4. Spread with a thin layer of sauce and scatter over the mozzarella.
  5. Bake for 8–10 minutes until the edges puff and brown; serve with fresh basil.