🇮🇹 Italy cuisine · #1
Pizza Margherita
Time120 min
Serves4
Ingredients9
The classic Neapolitan pizza in the colours of the Italian flag: red tomato, white mozzarella and green basil on a thin base with puffy edges.
Ingredients
Method
- Dissolve the yeast in the water, add the flour then the salt and knead 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Rise 2 hours, divide into 4 balls and rise 4 more hours or overnight in the fridge.
- Heat the oven to maximum (250–280°C) with a stone or upturned tray for 45 minutes.
- Press each ball out from the centre with your fingers, leaving a thick rim, and spread with salted tomato.
- Scatter drained mozzarella and bake 6–8 minutes.
- Finish with basil and a drizzle of oil.