Pizza Margherita

Name: Pizza Margherita
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 300g strong white bread flour; 7g fast-action yeast; 1 tsp salt; 200ml warm water; 2 tbsp olive oil; 200g tinned San Marzano tomatoes, crushed; 200g buffalo mozzarella, torn; handful fresh basil leaves

Italy

Pizza Margherita was created in 1889 for Queen Margherita of Savoy, garnished in the red, white and green of the Italian flag.

The original Neapolitan pizza — a thin charred crust with San Marzano tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil. Three colours of the Italian flag.

Prep

30 mins

Cook

10 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

330 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

300gstrong white bread flour

7gfast-action yeast

1 tspsalt

200mlwarm water

2 tbspolive oil

200gtinned San Marzano tomatoes, crushed

200gbuffalo mozzarella, torn

handfulfresh basil leaves

Method

Mix flour, yeast and salt. Add water and oil. Knead 10 minutes until smooth. Prove 1 hour.

Preheat oven to maximum with a baking stone inside for 30 minutes.

Stretch dough into thin rounds. Spread tomatoes thinly, leaving border.

Bake 8-10 minutes until crust is charred at edges. Add mozzarella in last 2 minutes.

Top with basil and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve immediately.

Chef's Tip

The hottest possible oven is essential. A baking stone preheated for 30 minutes is the closest to a wood-fired oven you can get at home.

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