Margherita Pizza
It’s time to unleash your inner Italian chef and make this delicious margherita pizza recipe. Homemade pizzas are easy to prepare and very hard to beat flavor-wise.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- ⅛ Cup olive oil plus more for drizzling
- ¾ Cup water warm
- 1 Teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1 Teaspoon garlic powder
- 2¼ Teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 Cups all purpose flour
- ½ to ¾ Cup pizza sauce
- 8 Ounces mozzarella cheese fresh, sliced
- ¼ Cup basil leaves fresh
- hot honey Optional, for drizzling
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine yeast and warm water. Whisk until combined then allow to sit for 2 minutes.
- Add in the salt, olive oil, garlic powder, and sugar. Mix and then add in the flour.
- Use a spatula to combine the ingredients. There should not be any visible flour left and the dough should be sticky.
- Coat another bowl in olive oil then transfer the dough into that bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or a tea towel and allow to rise until doubled (this takes about an hour).
- Once the dough has doubled, transfer it onto a well-floured surface and knead it a few times (until a smooth ball forms). Let it rest under a tea towel for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F and put a pizza stone in there while it preheats.
- Using light pinching motions, work out the dough until a pizza shape forms (about 10 or 12 inches across).
- Remove the pizza stone from the oven and lay your dough on it. Spoon about ½ cup of tomato sauce on the dough and use the back of a spoon to spread it out evenly.
- Arrange the sliced mozzarella on the pizza.
- Return the pizza stone and pizza to the oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the bottom of the pizza is golden and cooked.
- Remove the pizza from the oven and top with fresh basil, a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt. Slice and serve right away.
Notes
No pizza stone? A pizza stone (this one's my fave!) helps get the pizza crust nice and crisp. If you don't have one, just use a pizza baking sheet (metal with holes in it) or a regular baking sheet.
Hot honey: Drizzle a little hot honey on the pizza before serving to add a spicy, sweet kick.
Feeding a crowd? Make 2 pizzas - you can make all the dough at once and then just add the toppings to each.
Splurge on Flour: All purpose flour will work just fine, but if you want to try flour made specifically for pizza, you will notice the difference it makes. Caputo "00" is my favorite brand (here).
Hot honey: Drizzle a little hot honey on the pizza before serving to add a spicy, sweet kick.
Feeding a crowd? Make 2 pizzas - you can make all the dough at once and then just add the toppings to each.
Splurge on Flour: All purpose flour will work just fine, but if you want to try flour made specifically for pizza, you will notice the difference it makes. Caputo "00" is my favorite brand (here).
Nutrition
Calories: 477kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 1087mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 595IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 306mg | Iron: 4mg
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