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Tomato-Basil Pizza, Two Ways
Because I’m a bored, desperate housewife living in the middle of nowhere, I like to conduct frequent experiements and side-by-side comparisons as I do
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 43 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 13 min👤 Ree Drummond📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
2
Press the pizza dough into a sheet pan (you can also use a pizza stone or grill).
3
You can conduct your own taste test as I did, by making a half and half pizza, or choose your favorite way and make the entire pizza out of that.
4
Tomato-Basil Pizza Made with Pesto:
5
Smear the pesto over half of the pizza dough and sprinkle some kosher salt over it.
6
Slice the mozzarella thin enough to cover the pizza thoroughly. Next, lay thin slices of Roma tomatoes over the mozzarella.
Fresh MozzarellaRoma Tomatoes
7
Tomato-Basil Pizza made with fresh basil:
8
Drizzle olive oil over the dough and sprinkle kosher salt over it. Wash and dry the basil leaves and lay them in a single layer on top of the olive oil.
Olive OilFresh Basil Leaves
9
Top the basil with a layer of mozzarella and add a layer of Roma tomatoes. Go ahead and top with more mozzarella if there’s any left.
Fresh MozzarellaRoma Tomatoes
10
For Both Variations:
11
Grate some fresh Parmesan cheese over the entire pizza.
Fresh Parmesan Cheese
12
Bake the pizza according to the crust directions.
13
And eat!
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