Margherita Pizza
2 hours 40 minutes
The classic pizza with the colours of the Italian flag, red, white and green. You can also use a premade pizza base to save time.
2 people made this
Ingredients
Makes: 1 pizza
- Base
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon dried yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 3/4 cups plain flour (+ extra for kneading)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- Topping
- 1/2 cup tomato passata
- 1 ball mozzarella cheese, sliced
- 1/2 bunch fresh basil
Directions
Preparation:20min ›
Cook:20min ›
Extra time:2hours rising ›
Ready in:2hours40min
- Mix together warm water, yeast and sugar in a small bowl or cup and let rise in a warm place until foamy, 10 minutes.
- Combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour in the yeast mixture and the oil. Stir with a wooden spoon until the dough pulls away from the sides, then turn out on a floured surface and knead, adding flour if necessary. Knead until the dough is smooth.
- Put the dough in an oiled bowl and turn to coat with a thin layer of oil. Cover with a damp tea towel and place somewhere warm to rise. Let rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Punch down the dough, turn it onto a floured surface and shape into a ball. Let rise another 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
- Stretch or roll out the pizza dough and place on a circular pizza pan.
- Spread with tomato passata and evenly distribute the slices of mozzarella.
- Bake 20 minutes, then remove from over and immediately top with fresh basil leaves so they wilt a little. Enjoy!
