Pizza Margherita classic

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make Margherita pizza at home? Use premium flour. It must be sifted to remove small debris, saturate the dough with oxygen so that it rises well. Olive oil is used in the classic pizza dough recipe. But it can be replaced with any other refined oil.

2. STEP 2

   

   Start making pizza with dough. Heat the water to a temperature of 37-40 degrees. Dissolve sugar in it and add yeast. If you don’t have a cooking thermometer, determine the temperature in the following way: place a drop of water on the inside of your wrist. If the feeling is neutral, then the temperature is correct. Leave in a warm place for 5-15 minutes to activate the yeast.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add salt and 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the dough and stir well until smooth.

4. STEP 4

   

   The properties of flour of the same type, but from different manufacturers may differ. Therefore, to get the desired consistency, add flour in small portions. When it becomes difficult to knead with a spoon, start doing it with your hands. Knead the dough thoroughly.

5. STEP 5

   

   The dough should be soft, tender and slightly stick to your hands. Grease the bowl and hands with vegetable oil. Form the dough into a ball, cover the bowl with cling film or a towel so that it does not dry out and rises well. Leave in a warm place while you prepare the filling.

6. STEP 6

   

   Start preparing the filling. Fresh basil can be replaced with dried. Choose tomatoes that are small, dense and fleshy, so that they do not spread and retain their shape during baking.

7. STEP 7

   

   Peel and wash the garlic, cut along the clove into 2 parts. Heat the oil in a hot frying pan. Cook garlic over medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring.

8. STEP 8

   

   Добавьте к чесноку томатную пасту. If the paste is too thick, add a little water so that you can get a smooth paste. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil and add salt to taste. Simmer for another 2 minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Remove limp leaves and hard stems from the basil, wash, dry and chop with a knife. Add to the pan and stir. The sauce is ready.

10. STEP 10

    

    Transfer it to a small container and cool. Remove the garlic, it will no longer be useful to you.

11. STEP 11

    

    Cut the mozzarella into pieces 3-5 mm thick. You can grate some of it like I did.

12. STEP 12

    

    Wash the tomatoes, remove the stem and cut into circles or simply in half.

13. STEP 13

    

    When the sauce has cooled, proceed to forming the pizza. Turn on the oven to preheat to 220 degrees so that it has time to warm up.

14. STEP 14

    

    Knead the dough with your hands into a round layer 3-5 mm thick. Leave the edges thicker to create a border.

15. STEP 15

    

    Spread the sauce evenly over the dough.

16. STEP 16

    

    Spread mozzarella on top.

17. STEP 17

    

    Next, arrange the tomatoes.

18. STEP 18

    

    Bake for 10-15 minutes on the middle shelf of an oven preheated to 220 degrees in the “top-bottom” mode. Determine the exact time and temperature based on your oven. When the pizza is ready, the edges of the dough will be slightly browned. For a perfect Margherita pizza, the Mozzarella pieces should only be slightly melted. I left it in the oven for a little while and it all spread out. Next time I'll make the temperature higher.

Comments on the recipe

Ljalja2023

27.09.2023

4.8

Today I’m making classic Margherita pizza at home. When I came across this recipe, I realized that I had not made such pizza for a long time, and indeed I had not made pizza for a long time)). For the dough, I mixed water, oil, dry yeast, salt, sugar and flour. I made the filling a little differently than in the recipe; instead of tomato paste I put tomato sauce, a drop of chili sauce, garlic, herbs, including dried basil, frozen tomato slices, and a spoonful of mayonnaise. I later regretted the mayonnaise, because it would make the margarita not so bright, but it was too late to fix it. True, this did not affect the taste, the pizza turned out to be aromatic, with a very pronounced tomato taste, appetizing. The dough was baked to an almost crispy state, you couldn’t even tell there was yeast in it, it turned out no worse than in a pizzeria. Very tasty, I recommend it. Many thanks to the author for the recipe.

Faith

27.09.2023

4.6

Everything is so bright, beautiful, a sight to behold! You can see that the pizza dough is excellent, and the filling is so delicious! Everything is so simple, accessible, and the result is amazing! Thanks for the recipe!

Maria

27.09.2023

4.7

Wow! I haven't tried this for a long time! I always had to follow this recipe:

Shura

27.09.2023

4.5

I really love pizza with mozzarella, this cheese gives a special taste to the pizza, the sauce, in its composition, will only add spiciness, smell and taste of herbs, and all together will create that very bouquet unique only to this pizza! Very tasty and beautiful, bravo!

Ira

27.09.2023

4.5

Delicious pizza, needless to say! Thanks for the recipe!

via

27.09.2023

4.5

Today is a children's holiday. I added sausages, the children squealed with delight. excellent dough. Thank you

Tanya

27.09.2023

4.7

I’ve never written comments here before, but now I wanted to thank the author of the recipe. The pizza turns out amazing. The dough turned out just like in pizzerias! Thank you