Homemade Margherita Pizza

It's pizza night! If you're looking for the best homemade pizza, we have good news for you! This classic Italian pizza is known for its simplicity and delicious flavors. It's one of the simplest and most famous pizzas in the world!

If you like getting your hands dirty we invite you to make this delicious and simple homemade pizza recipe. It's a traditional Italian food that you can find in every corner of Italy!

Why waste time making your own pizza dough when you can buy it frozen? Well, it tastes better and you only need flour, water and salt to make this homemade pizza dough recipe.

Skip the pizza delivery because you only need 8 basic ingredients to make this delicious pizza for a simple dinner with your family! It's one of the best pizza recipes you've ever tried!

This easy pizza dough recipe with just 3 ingredients is the base for most of our pizzas like this Easy ham and cheese pizza, Portuguese sausage pizza or this Chicken and pineapple pizza.

Below you will find all the ingredients, instructions, nutritional information and total time for this recipe. For best results, watch the step-by-step video.

HOW TO MAKE MARGHERITA PIZZA

Step 1: Whisk the flour and salt together in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Pour the water and beat on low speed until the dough comes together in a ball, about 5 minutes.

Step 2: Place the dough on a floured surface. Sprinkle the dough with a little more flour. Using a rolling pin, shape the dough into a flat round circle.

Step 3: Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 4: Place the dough onto a metal pizza peel coated with flour.

Step 5: Spread a drizzle of olive oil and the tomato pulp over the dough. Add the fresh mozzarella cut into small pieces, grated parmesan cheese, basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.

Step 6: Transfer the pizza to the baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 7: Turn off the oven and serve.

RECIPE TIPS

1. For a quick and easy recipe we use tomato pulp, but you can make your own fresh tomato sauce. It takes a little longer to make, but the result is even tastier.

2. For this pizza, you can use self-rising flour, all-purpose flour or bread flour.

3. If you don't have a stand mixer, you can knead the pizza dough by hand in a large bowl.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I store in the fridge?
Yes, you can! Allow the pizza to cool to room temperature and place in an airtight container or in a plastic wrap (cut the pizza in slices). Never store the pizza in the fridge for more than 2 days. Beyond this time frame, it might start losing quality, texture and develop microorganisms.

Homemade Margherita Pizza

This Homemade Margherita pizza recipe is great for beginners. You only need 3 ingredients to make the pizza dough and it only takes 15 minutes to bake!

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Category:Bread, Main dishes, Quick & easy, Recipes, Videos
Cuisine: American, Italian, Portuguese
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 2
Prep Time:20 m
Cook Time:15 m
Total Time:35 m
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Ingredients
• 350 grams (2 1/2 cups) self-rising flour
• 200 ml (about 1 cup) water to room temperature
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Olive oil
• 200 grams (7 ounces) fresh mozzarella cheese
• 50 grams (1 3/4 ounces) grated parmesan cheese
• 5 tablespoons tomato pulp
• Basil (to taste)
Directions
1. Whisk the flour and salt together in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Pour the water and beat on low speed until the dough comes together in a ball, about 5 minutes.
2. Place the dough on a lightly floured work surface (a tablespoon of flour). Sprinkle the dough with a little more flour. Using a rolling pin, shape the dough into a flat round circle.
3. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
4. Place the dough onto a metal pizza peel coated with flour.
5. Spread a drizzle of olive oil and the tomato pulp over the dough. Add the fresh mozzarella cut into small pieces, grated parmesan cheese, basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.
6. Transfer the pizza to the baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
7. Turn off the oven and serve.
Homemade Margherita Pizza
Nutrition facts
Serves 2
Per Serving:
% DAILY VALUE
Calories 936
Total Fat 24 g(31%)
Saturated Fat 8.5 g(43%)
Cholesterol 33 mg(11%)
Sodium 1596 mg(69%)
Total Carbohydrate 144 g(52%)
Protein 35.5 g