Pizza Margherita

Pizza Margherita

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In 1889, a Neapolitan chef created the Pizza Margherita—perhaps the first modern pizza—in honour of the visiting Queen Margherita. Why not make your own?

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Ingredients

  • 8 ml (1/2 package) active dry yeast
  • 250 ml (1 cup) warm water
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) sugar
  • 560 ml (2 1/4 cups) all-purpose flour
  • 2 ml (1/2 tsp.) salt
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp.) olive oil
  • 250 ml (1 cup) Italian plum tomatoes, canned
  • 150 g (5 oz) Mozzarella di Bufala cheese, thinly sliced
  • 100 g (3 oz) Mozzarella cheese, in small pieces
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) salt
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 45 ml (3 tbsp.) olive oil
  • pepper to taste
  • fresh basil leaves, snipped to taste

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