Margherita Pizza

Ingredients:

3 3/4 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 1/3 cups warm water

1 tablespoon sugar

1 packet yeast

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 cup crushed San Marzano tomatoes

dried oregano

salt and pepper

olive oil

1/2 pound diced mozzarella

basil, torn into pieces

Directions:

Whisk 3 3/4 cups flour and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Make a well and add 1 1/3 cups warm water, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 packet yeast. When foamy, mix in 3 tablespoons olive oil; knead until smooth, 5 minutes. Brush with olive oil, cover in a bowl and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Divide into two 1-pound balls. Use 1 pound per recipe unless noted.

Stretch dough into two thin 9-inch rounds. Top each with 1/2 cup crushed San Marzano tomatoes, dried oregano, salt, pepper and olive oil; bake until golden. Sprinkle with 1/2 pound diced mozzarella, torn basil and salt. Bake until the cheese melts, then drizzle with olive oil.

How to make a pizza:

Step 1: Place a pizza stone or an inverted baking sheet on the lowest oven rack and preheat to 500 degrees.

Step 2: Stretch 1 pound dough on a floured pizza peel, large wooden cutting board or parchment paper.

Step 3: Top as desired, then slide the pizza (with the parchment paper, if using) onto the stone or baking sheet. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes.

Recipe shared from: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/margherita-pizza-recipe/index.html