Basillicious My Pesto Pizza Recipe A Slice of Italy

Basillicious My Pesto Pizza Recipe A Slice of Italy

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Craving pesto pizza This pesto pizza recipe delivers homemade Italian flavors with basil garlic and Parmesan A surprisingly simple slice of summer Try it today

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup (240 ml) warm water (105-115°F / 40-46°C)
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sugar
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons (7 g) active dry yeast (1 packet)
  • 2 ½ cups (300 g) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 teaspoon (6 g) salt
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil, plus more for greasing
  • 2 cups (60 g) fresh basil leaves, packed
  • ¼ cup (25 g) pine nuts
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ½ cup (120 ml) olive oil
  • ½ cup (50 g) grated Parmesan cheese
  • Salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 oz (225g) fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup (50g) sun-dried tomatoes, oil-packed, drained and chopped
  • ¼ cup (30g) Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced (optional)
  • Red pepper flakes (optional)
  • Fresh basil leaves for garnish (optional)

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