PIZZA RECIPE

Ingredients

pizza 3

  • 500  OO FLOUR
  • 300 g. WATER
  • 25 g. FRESH YEAST
  • 5 g. SUGAR
  • 10 g. SALT
  • 35 g. EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL 

 topping:

  • 1 can PLUM PEELED TOMATOES
  • 1 tbsp grated PARMESAN CHEESE
  • Salt & oregano
  • MOZZARELLA CHEESE
  • FRESH BASIL
  • EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
  • All other toppings you like

Method

  1. Place the flour in a mound.
  2. Melt the yeast in the water and add a pinch of sugar.
  3. Combine flour and water, knead well by hand for a. 5 min.
  4. Add salt and keep kneading for a. 5 min. Finally add Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
  5. knead by hand until the dough is smooth and elastic.
  6. Place a ball of dough in a bowl and cover with a damp cloth.
  7. Let sit in a warm place (room temperature) until it doubles in size, about 2 hours.
  8. Split the dough in balls of a 200 g. each.
  9. Place in a container and cover with a damp cloth.
  10. Let sit in a warm place (room temperature) for 1 hour
  11. Take a ball of dough and flatten it with your hands on a floured work surface
  12. Starting at the center and working outwards the edge, stretch the dough with a floured rolling pin.
  13. Turn and stretch the dough until it reaches the desired diameter
  14. Transfer the dough on a floured oven tray
  15. Add few spoons of tomato sauce. Sprinkle the base with the sauce up to 2 centimeters from the edge
  16. Sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese and place your topping on the pizza.
  17. Bake the pizza in the oven at 210° until the crust is browned and the cheese is golden, about 10-15 min.
  18. For the Margherita pizza, add the tomato sauce, few basil leaves and cover with mozzarella cheese.