Classic Margherita Pizza
 
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This thin crust Margherita Pizza with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese is the ideal dinner. Try this recipe with plenty of visuals and make perfect pizzas at home.
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Makes: One 9" pizza
Ingredients
  • • Pizza dough, ¼th portion (recipe here)
  • • Pizza sauce, 6-8 tablespoons (recipe here)
  • • Mozzarella Cheese, 7-8 slices
  • • Basil leaves 6-7
  • • Olive oil, for brushing
  • • Cornmeal, for dusting
Method
  1. Please learn how to make pizza dough here. I have step-by-step instructions with pictures to help you understand better.
  2. Once your dough is ready, take ¼th portion of it and shape it into a ball. You can freeze the rest of dough if you don't want to use it now. Freezing instructions are at the end of that post.
  3. Sprinkle flour on your kitchen shelf to prevent your dough from sticking to it. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until its about ⅓rd of an inch thick. Using two fingers, pinch the sides so that they’re lifted (this is what will make thick edges and give it that pizza look). Now using your finger tip, poke the pizza base and make holes on it until its covered with them.
  4. Brush the pizza base with olive oil and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  5. (For step-by-step visual instructions of these steps go to this recipe, I have lots of pictures to help you understand better.)
  6. Preheat your oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 10 minutes.
  7. Spoon the pizza sauce all over the base and arrange the fresh mozzarella slices over it.
  8. Bake this for 25 minutes on the lowest rack at 180 degrees.
  9. Cut your pizzas in slices and garnish with some basil leaves on top!
  10. Enjoy your pizza hot!
Recipe by Sugar & Spice by Radhika at https://sugarnspicebyradhika.in/classic-margherita-pizza/