Margherita Pizza
Probably the most famous pizza. The combination of thin soft dough and juicy aromatic filling makes the dish very delicious! This set of ingredients can be used to make 2 pizzas.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 2
- Recipe difficulty
- 4 / 5
Ingredients
for 2 servings
- water 180 ml
- dry yeast 7 g
- sugar 1.5 tsp
- salt 1 tsp
- vegetable oil 3 tbsp
- flour 250-300 g
- tomatoes 500 g
- mozzarella 250 g
- oregano
- basil
- vegetable oil
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
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Warm the water (it is important that it be warm, not hot).
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Add the yeast to the warm water.
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Add sugar and stir.
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Cover with a towel and leave in a warm place.
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The starter should double in size (it took me 15 minutes).
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Add salt.
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Add vegetable oil.
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Add flour and knead the dough.
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Cover with a towel and leave in a warm place.
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The dough should rise well (it took me about 45 minutes).
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Peel the tomatoes.
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Chop them finely.
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Slice the mozzarella.
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Grease a baking pan with oil (I used a pan 30 cm in diameter) and place the dough in it.
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Spread the tomatoes over the dough.
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Add salt, pepper, and oregano. Place in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 10–15 minutes.
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Remove from the oven.
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Place the mozzarella on top and return to the oven for 5–7 minutes (until the cheese melts).
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Garnish the finished pizza with basil.