subject: Enjoying A Warm Slice Of Heaven [print this page] Pizza is a favorite among people all around the world. It can be a great addition to a cold night or for a great meal starter. Below are two unique recipes that will give you a taste of the world without leaving your home.
Margherita Pizza
If you love simple food thats easy to cook while tasting excellent the Margherita Pizza is the way to go. Use bright cherry tomatoes to make the colors pop out on this pizza even more.
2 pizzas; 25-30 cm wide
Preparation; 25 min plus resting times
Cooking; 20 min
Ingredients Needed:
1 Pizza Dough
Basil; torn, roughly a handful
Oregano leaves; chopped, small handful
675g of cherry tomatoes; these will need to be cut in half
250g grated mozzarella cheese
Semolina flour
Salt
Black pepper; freshly ground
The first step in making this pizza is to preheat your over to 200 degrees C. After you have let the oven heat a little bit oil up the bottom of two pizza blocks or stones and let them preheat at the bottom of the oven. Take the dough that you have made and knock it down from the sides of the container that it was in. Knead the dough for two minutes or until all the air is released. Cut the dough into two equal amounts.
Sprinkle some flour onto a surface, marble preferably, and roll out the dough into two very thin circles that have a diameter of roughly 25-30cm. The dough should be very thin. Carefully transfer the base to a cold, not warmed, baking sheet that has been generously floured with the Semolina flour.
Evenly distribute the basil leaves over the pizza, the half cut cherry tomatoes, the chopped oregano, salt, pepper, and finally distribute the mozzarella cheese over the entire pizza. Remove the blocks or stones that were preheating in the oven and transfer the pizzas over to them. Bake for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbling and the tomatoes have softened.
