Pizza Margherita

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Pizza Margherita

Here is the classiest pizza recipe of all! Cooked in a cast-iron skillet, which gives it a perfect crispy crust an chewy texture. Because of cast-iron’s superior thermal qualities (higher volumetric heat capacity, as well as higher conductivity than stone), you can cook pizzas faster than you'd be able to with a regular stone. Cooking times about half as long, leading to a softer, springier, moister crust.

Pizza Margherita

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Details
Prep time: 10 to 15 minutes
Cooking time: 6 to 8 minutes
Servings or yield: 1 pizza
Difficulty level: Easy
Ingredients
1 homemade pizza dough (view recipe)
8 oz. homemade pizza sauce (view recipe)
150g fresh mozzarella, sliced
4 to 5 fresh basil leaves, minced
1 tbsp. olive oil

Preparation

Ready to make every night pizza night? Here we go. First, you'll need to place cast-iron skillet in oven and preheat the oven to 525˚ or as hot as it'll go. If the pizza dough is in the fridge, take it out at least 1h in advance.

As soon as the oven is ready, lightly flour your work area and using your fingers and hand palms stretch out the dough, working it into a flattened round.

Remove the cast iron skillet from the oven and place on a safe dish, be careful it is hot! Set the dough snugly in the pan (watch your digits). Pull the sides of the dough up the sides of the pan so it doesn't slump back down, being sure to distribute the dough evenly (again, watch your digits).

Brush the top of the dough with olive oil. Spread the sauce over the dough. Add fresh mozzarella, slide that pizza into the oven and bake for 6-8 minutes until the cheese is melted, bubbling, and golden.

Remove from oven, add minced basil, serve and enjoy!

Tips, Tricks + Culinary ideas

Tip Using pizza stone or cast iron plate will give a perfect cooking and crispy dough.
Tip The ideal is use Italian wheat flour type 00.
Tip If the pizza dough is in the fridge, take it out at least 1h in advance.

Preparation steps

étapes de préparation

1 - Ready to make every night pizza night? Here we go. First, you'll need to place cast-iron skillet in oven and preheat the oven to 525˚ or as hot as it'll go. If the pizza dough is in the fridge, take it out at least 1h in advance.

étapes de préparation

2 - As soon as the oven is ready, lightly flour your work area and using your fingers and hand palms stretch out the dough, working it into a flattened round.

étapes de préparation

3 - Remove the cast iron skillet from the oven and place on a safe dish, be careful it is hot! Set the dough snugly in the pan (watch your digits). Pull the sides of the dough up the sides of the pan so it doesn't slump back down, being sure to distribute the dough evenly (again, watch your digits). Brush the top of the dough with olive oil.

étapes de préparation

4 - Spread the sauce over the dough.

étapes de préparation

5 - Add fresh mozzarella, slide that pizza into the oven and bake for 6-8 minutes until the cheese is melted, bubbling, and golden.

étapes de préparation

6 - Remove from oven, add minced basil, serve and enjoy!

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