Margherita pizza

AUTHOR
Reed Chan
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
5 1
COOK TIME
90 mins
TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 500 g Flour (type 550)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 sachet (7 g each) Dry yeast
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 1 can(s) (850 ml) Tomatoes
  • 7-10 Tbsp dried oregano
  • 7-10 Tbsp dried basil
  • 1 TABLESPOON Sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 2 (125 g each) balls of mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 Pot of basil
  • 400 g Tomatoes
  • 7-10 Tbsp Flour
  • baking paper

Directions

  1. 1

    Mix flour 1 teaspoon salt and yeast. Add 250 ml lukewarm water and knead to a smooth dough with the dough hooks of the hand mixer. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour. Form into 4 balls of the same size, cover and leave to rise for another 30 minutes.

  2. 2

    Peel and chop the onion and garlic. Heat the oil in a pot. Sauté onion and garlic for about 5 minutes while stirring. Add the tomatoes and chop with a spatula. Bring to the boil and simmer for 30-40 minutes.

  3. 3

    Season with oregano and dried basil. Season to taste with sugar, salt and pepper.

  4. 4

    Drain the cheese and cut into slices. Wash basil, shake dry, pluck leaves from the stalks. Wash, clean and slice the tomatoes.

  5. 5

    Roll out the dough balls on a floured work surface and place 2 dough circles next to each other on a baking tray lined with baking paper (approx. 36 x 41 cm).

  6. 6

    Spread each with about 1/4 of the tomato sauce. Cover each with about 1/4 of the tomatoes and about 1/4 of the cheese. Sprinkle with basil, except for something to garnish. Bake in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 250°C/ circulating air: 225 °C/ gas: see

  7. 7

    Herst.) Bake for about 13 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with basil.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
660 kcal
CARBS
98 g
FATS
17 g
PROTEINS
28 g