Margherita Pizza
Ingredients
Pizza Dough:
- 8 cups "00" white flour
- 1 ⅔ tsp fine sea salt
- 1/4 tsp fresh yeast
- 2 ½ cups water
Pizza Margherita:
- 3 ¾ oz pizza dough
- San Marzano tomato sauce
- buffalo mozzarella
- fresh basil
- extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Pizza Dough:
- In a bowl, combine the water and salt and allow to dissolve.
- Add 10% of the flour and mix well; add more flour and the yeast.
- Continue to add the remaining flour and mix well until combined.
- Put the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.
- This can take up to 10 min.
- Place the dough into a lightly floured bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and set aside.
- Let the dough rest for half an hour, then divide into 4-5 round balls.
- Cover with a damp tea towel and allow the dough balls to rise.
- This can take up to 10-12 hrs.
- Once the dough has doubled in size, place on a lightly floured bench and stretch the dough using your hands.
Pizza Margherita:
- Roll out 220 g (7 ¾ ouces) pizza dough.
- Spread the San Marzano tomato sauce.
- Top with buffalo mozzarella, place 4 basil leaves on top, and drizzle on some extra virgin olive oil.
- Bake at 475°F/ 245°C for 15 minutes until the crust has browned and the cheese has melted. Enjoy!
Notes
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