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Homemade Margherita Pizza

Making pizza from scratch is deeply satisfying. This recipe produces a thin, crispy base with bubbling cheese and fragrant basil.

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Prep

45 min

Cook

10 min

Total

1h

Servings

2

Difficulty

medium

Ingredients(8 items)

  • 🌾Plain Flour300g strong bread flour
  • 🫒Olive Oil2 tbsp
  • 🧂Salt1 tsp
  • 🍬Sugar1 tsp
  • 🍅Passata200ml
  • 🧀Mozzarella2 balls
  • 🌿Fresh Basilhandful
  • 🧄Garlic1 clove

Method

  1. 1

    Mix flour, salt, sugar, olive oil and 180ml warm water. Knead 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Cover and let dough rise for 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Preheat oven to 250°C with a baking tray inside.

  4. 4

    Roll dough thin on a floured surface.

  5. 5

    Spread passata, add torn mozzarella.

  6. 6

    Bake on hot tray for 8-10 minutes until bubbly.

  7. 7

    Top with fresh basil and serve.