Pizza Margherita

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups water, at 110 degrees
• 3/4 tablespoon fast rising yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 4 cups bread flour or 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 3/4 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 4 ounces bocconcini, cubed (fresh mozzarella)
• 1 cup fresh basil, torn
• 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 pizza dough: add yeast and sugar to water, whisk and set aside until foamy.
• 2 add yeast mixture and oil to flour; mix and turn out onto lightly floured surface; knead 5 minutes (10 minutes if under stress or worried).
• 3 place in oiled bowl, loosely covered with plastic wrap or clean towel; allow to rise in warm place until doubled in size, 45-60 minutes.
• 4 divide dough in half and roll out two 12"-15" pizza crusts.
• 5 pizza sauce: place all ingredients in food processor and pulse 10 times.
• 6 finish: spread 1/2 cup pizza sauce on each pizza (reserve the remaining sauce for another use); scatter each with half the cubed boconcini, basil and grated mozzarella; drizzle with half the olive oil and add pepper.
• 7 bake topped pizza at 500° for 10-12 minutes.