Margherita Pizza (Pizza Margherita)
Ingredients for 1 pizza
230 gr (8.11 oz) Pizza Dough
100 gr (3.52 oz) Tomato Sauce
100 gr (3.52 oz) Cubed Mozzarella
Basil Leaves
Flour
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
A pinch of Salt
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Margherita Pizza - Pizza Margherita
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Pizza Dough - Impasto per la pizza
First of all lightly dust the table with flour, do the same with dough then roll it into a circle
using a rolling pin
Dust with flour again to prevent sticking to the table or the roller and roll out dough until ½ cm (0.195 inch) thick
In a circular baking tray, pour a little olive oil, spread it around to avoid pizza from sticking and spread well the edges
Lay down the pizza base onto the tray and use your finger to make a well defined edge
Put a pinch of salt into the tomato sauce, add some basil leaves hand crushed, a little olive oil and toss well
Smear the tomato sauce evenly over the pizza base, spread it till the edge using a spoon
then top with mozzarella
Place the pizza in preheated oven at 180 C (356 F) and bake for about 10 minutes
After 10 minutes remove your pizza from oven and top with basil leaves before serving
