Homemade margherita pizza
A chewy, blistered base, a simple tomato sauce and plenty of mozzarella. Most of the time is just waiting for the dough.
- Time1 hr 40
- LevelMedium
- Costabout £1.15 a head
- Oven250°C (230°C fan)
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Mix the flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Add the water and oil and bring it together into a rough dough.
- 2
Knead on a floured surface for 10 minutes until smooth and stretchy.
10 min - 3
Put the dough in an oiled bowl, cover, and leave somewhere warm for 1 hour until doubled in size.
60 min - 4
Put a baking tray or pizza stone in the oven and heat it to 250°C (230°C fan) for at least 30 minutes.
30 min - 5
Divide the dough into 4. Stretch each piece thin. Spread with passata and scatter over the mozzarella.
- 6
Slide onto the hot tray and bake for 8 minutes until the edges are blistered and the cheese is bubbling.
8 min - 7
Scatter with basil and drizzle with a little olive oil.
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