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
Equipment
- Pizza Stone
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
Optional Drizzle
- hot honey
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 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.
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.
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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