margherita pizza
original recipe
ingredients
- 1⁄2 recipe homemade pizza dough
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves roasted garlic, finely chopped
- 1⁄4 cup your favorite pizza or tomato sauce
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced into 1⁄2 inch thick pieces
- 2 plum tomatoes, sliced (or any tomato you like)
- handful of fresh basil
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
instructions
- Prepare pizza dough through step 5, including preheating the oven to 475°F
(246°C). Cover the shaped dough lightly with plastic wrap and allow it to
rest as the oven preheats.
- Mix the olive oil and chopped garlic together in a small dish. Brush the top
of the dough lightly with olive oil. Using your fingers, push dents into the
surface of the dough to prevent bubbling. Top with pizza sauce, then the
mozzarella cheese slices, then the tomato slices.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned and the cheese
is bubbling. For the last minute, I move the oven rack to the top rack to
really brown the edges. That’s optional.
- Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil and pepper. Slice pizza and
serve immediately.
- Cover leftover pizza tightly and store in the refrigerator. Reheat as you
prefer. Baked pizza slices can be frozen up to 3 months. See pizza crust
recipe for instructions on freezing the pizza dough.