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Easy Pizza Margherita Recipe
How to make an easy, authentic pizza Margherita at home, from scratch with just a few simple ingredients and a pizza stone. Anyone can make this, I promise!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Florentina📖 ciaoflorentina
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- baking sheet
- knife
- cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat your oven with a pizza stone inside to 500”F or as high as it will go.
2
Add all the dough ingredients to the bowl of a mixer with a hook attachment. Knead on low speed for about 8 to ⏱️ 10 minutes until smooth and only a tiny bit sticky to the bottom of the bowl. If too sticky then sprinkle in a little more flour. ( Watch VIDEO here)
3
Transfer to a cutting board and using a sharp knife cut the dough into 8 pieces. Form each piece into small round balls and place them on a very lightly oiled baking sheet at least 3 inches apart from each other.
4
Loosely cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise at room temperature for at least ⏱️ 2 hours.
5
Sprinkle the counter with a little bit of flour, take one piece of dough and press down on it with your fingers until you have 1/2" thick circle or oval. Using your fists and knuckles start stretching the dough until 10" in diameter making sure not to tear it ( this should be easy since we are making small pies).
6
Place the pie on a pizza peel or a piece of cardboard and transfer it to the preheated pizza stone ( sprinkle a little bit of flour or corn meal on the stone just before). Bake for 2 to ⏱️ 3 minutes then take it out of the oven.
7
Spoon a couple of tablespoons of the Marinara sauce in the middle of the pie and gently spread it around into a thin layer leaving about 1/3 inch sides.
8
Tear some of the Mozzarella di Bufala cheese on top and transfer the pie back into the oven for another ⏱️ 4 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
Mozzarella di Bufala1.5 lb
9
Meanwhile preheat your broiler and as soon as you remove the pizza from the oven you pop it under the broiler flames for about ⏱️ 30 seconds or so. Keep a close eye on it so you don’t completely burn it.
10
Transfer to a cutting board and allow it to sit for a few minutes for the cheese to set. Finish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with fresh basil and enjoy.
extra virgin olive oil3 tbsp
11
Repeat the process with the remaining pies or refrigerate for later.
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