Pizza Margherita

Named after Queen Margherita, this tri-colored pizza with the colors of Italy (red, white and green) dates back to XIX century. A classic Italian pizza – buona!

Servings

Four 10″ inch pizzas

Total Time:

10 minutes

Margherita Pizza Ingredients

  • Giuseppe’s Pizza Dough
  • Giuseppe’s Tomatoe Sauce
  • 16 ounce mozzarella cut into 1/2″ cubes
  • 5-6 fresh basil leaves
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil (for drizzling)
Margherita Pizza
Margherita Pizza

Step by Step Instructions Margherita Pizza

Step 1

Heat your Forno Classico oven to 800 degrees. Set your kitchen oven to 500 degrees and place your pizza stone in the oven for 20-25 minutes.

Now, shape your pizza on a floured pizza peel as round as you can.

Step 3

Top with mozzarella cubwes and basil leaves.

Step 5

Bake the pizza in your Forno Classico pizza oven for about 2 minutes – get it crispy and nicely browned.

Step 2

Take a ladle of tomatoe sauce and starting at the center of the pizza circle the ladel toward the outer edges creating a swirl of sauce on your pizza.

Step 4

Drizzle olive oil on top of the pizza.

Step 6

Bake the pizza on your pizza stone in your kitchen oven for about 3-4 minutes, or until bubbly and nicely brown.

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