Name: Classic Margherita Pizza Recipe
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: ½ homemade pizza dough; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves roasted garlic; ¼ cup your favorite pizza; 8 oz Mozzarella cheese; 2 plum tomatoes; handful of fresh basil; fresh ground black pepper

Classic Margherita Pizza Recipe

How To Make Classic Margherita Pizza

Great for brunch, this classic Margherita pizza consists of homemade pizza dough filled with fresh tomato slices and loads of mozzarella cheese.

Preparation: 2 hours 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 2 hours 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½homemade pizza dough
1tbspolive oil
2clovesroasted garlic,finely chopped
¼cupyour favorite pizza,or tomato sauce
8ozmozzarella cheese,sliced into ½-inch thick pieces
2plum tomatoes,sliced, or any tomato you like
handful of fresh basil
fresh ground black pepper,to taste

Instructions

Preheating the oven to 475 degrees F (246 degrees C). Cover the shaped dough lightly with plastic wrap and allow it to rest as the oven preheats.
Mix the olive oil and chopped garlic together in a small dish. Brush the top of the dough lightly with olive oil.
Using your fingers, push dents into the surface of the dough to prevent bubbling. Top with pizza sauce then the mozzarella cheese slices then the tomato slices.
Bake for 14 to 16 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned and the cheese is bubbling.
Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil and pepper. Slice pizza and serve immediately.
Cover leftover pizza tightly and store it in the refrigerator. Reheat as you prefer. Baked pizza slices can be frozen for up to 3 months.