Artisanal margherita pizza
Prep 15 min
Total 1 hour 40 min
Serves 6
Updated Sep 19, 2017
Chatelaine
Ingredients
Sauce
Instructions
- GENEROUSLY sprinkle a baking sheet with flour and set aside. For dough, stir flour, salt and yeast in a bowl with a fork. Add carbonated water and oil and stir with a fork until blended. Gently knead on a lightly floured work surface until it just comes together, 3 – 5 turns. Divide in half and form into balls. Pinch bottoms (this will help balls keep their circular shape as they rise) and transfer to prepared sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- PLACE a large inverted baking sheet or pizza stone in centre of oven and preheat to 500F.
- FOR sauce, purée tomatoes, oil, garlic and salt in a food processor until just smooth
- DUST 2 12-in. squares of parchment with flour. Working over 1 parchment, with both hands underneath dough, stretch 1 dough ball into a circle 11 to 12 in. across, leaving outer edges thicker. Place on parchment and spread half of tomato sauce on dough, leaving a 1-in. border, then top with mozzarella. Slide pizza on parchment onto another inverted baking sheet, then slide onto hot sheet in oven. Bake until cheese is golden and crust is browned, 12 to 13 min.5. Repeat with remaining dough, sauce and cheese. Sprinkle both pizzas with grated parmesan and basil leaves.
Kitchen Tip: Carbonated spring water and bread flour gives this dough its tender chew and lightness.
Kitchen Tip: Save tomato liquid for Caesar cocktails or add to soups for flavouring.
Kitchen Tip: Dough is forgiving, so if it tears while you are stretching it, pinch it back together.
Nutrition
Calories 388, Protein 14 g, Carbohydrates 44 g, Fat 17 g, Fibre 2 g, Sodium 887 mg. Excellent source of folateHow To Make Pizza Dough
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