Margherita Pizza Recipe

Name: Margherita Pizza Recipe
Ingredients: 1 1⁄2 tsp. active dry yeast; 7 cups 00 flour, preferably Caputo brand, plus more; 4 tsp. sugar; 4 1⁄2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste; 1 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil, preferably Olivestri Siloro brand, plus more for drizzling; 1 (28-oz.) can whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes, preferably Cento brand, undrained, passed through a food mill; 8 oz. mozzarella fior di latte ovoline or mozzarella di buffala, thinly sliced and patted dry with paper towels; 16 basil leaves, torn by hand

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This Margherita recipe for this classic Italian pie is adapted for home ovens from the one served by Tony Gemignani of Tony's Pizza Napoletana.

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Ingredients

1 1⁄2 tsp. active dry yeast
7 cups 00 flour, preferably Caputo brand, plus more
4 tsp. sugar
4 1⁄2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste
1 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil, preferably Olivestri Siloro brand, plus more for drizzling
1 (28-oz.) can whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes, preferably Cento brand, undrained, passed through a food mill
8 oz. mozzarella fior di latte ovoline or mozzarella di buffala, thinly sliced and patted dry with paper towels
16 basil leaves, torn by hand