Homemade Margherita Pizza

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Gennaro Contaldo shares his family recipe for a perfect, classic Margherita pizza. This simple guide covers everything from making a soft, elastic dough to achieving a delicious, rustic pizza at home in your own oven.

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Cooking Time
About 2 hours 20 minutes (including 2 hours proving time)
Difficulty
medium
Servings
Makes 4 individual pizzas

🍳 Cooking Flow

Activate yeast in warm water, then mix with flour and salt to form a dough. → Knead the dough until smooth, divide into four balls, and let it prove for 2 hours. → Stretch one dough ball into a base and top with tomato sauce, Parmesan, mozzarella, and basil. → Drizzle with olive oil and bake at 220°C for about 7 minutes until golden and bubbly.

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Ingredients List

Strong '00' bread flour:500g
Salt:1 tsp
Dry yeast:7g sachet
Warm water:325ml
Semolina flour or breadcrumbs:for dusting
Tomato passata or chopped tomatoes:A few spoonfuls per pizza
Olive oil:for drizzling
Parmesan cheese:for grating
Fresh mozzarella cheese:approx. 50g per pizza
Fresh basil:a handful

Important Notes

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Knead the dough for about 10 minutes to develop the gluten, making it smooth and elastic.

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Let the dough prove in a warm place, covered with a damp cloth, for at least two hours or until it has doubled in size.

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When spreading the tomato sauce, leave a small border around the edge to create a nice crust (cornicione).

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If you don't have a wood-fired oven, a standard oven preheated to 220°C (425°F) will work perfectly.

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Keep the remaining dough balls covered while you work on one to prevent them from drying out.

📺Channel:Jamie Oliver
👀Views:16,268,615
👍Likes:254,778
📅Published:2/20/2014

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