Description
A delicious homemade pizza topped with fresh mozzarella and San Marzano tomatoes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 batch Pizza Dough (*see note)
- 1 can (14 oz) San Marzano Tomatoes (**see note)
- 3/4 teaspoon Sea Salt (fine grain)
- 8 ounces Fresh Mozzarella (torn into pieces)
- A few Basil (fresh, whole leaves)
- To taste Olive Oil (for drizzling on top)
Instructions
- Prepare the pizza dough according to the recipe instructions at least 24 hours in advance.
- About 60–90 minutes before baking, remove the dough from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature.
- Place a pizza stone on the upper rack of your oven and preheat to 550°F for 45–50 minutes. While the pizza stone is heating, make the sauce.
- Add the tomatoes and salt to a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside. (***see note).
- Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Gently press and stretch the dough from the center outward, rotating as you go, until a thin round forms.
- Dust a pizza peel with flour and transfer the dough onto it.
- Turn the oven to broil for 5 minutes. Carefully slide the dough onto the hot pizza stone, then immediately reduce the oven temperature back to 550°F.
- Bake the crust for 2–3 minutes, until it just begins to set. Remove it from the oven using the pizza peel.
- Spread a thin layer of sauce over the crust, leaving a ½–1 inch border around the edges.
- Top with fresh mozzarella and drizzle lightly with olive oil. Add basil now or after baking, depending on preference.
- Return the pizza to the oven and bake for 1–2 more minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove from the oven, finish with fresh basil and an extra drizzle of olive oil if desired, then slice and serve. Repeat these steps with the remaining pizza dough.
Notes
- For best results, use San Marzano tomatoes for authentic flavor.
- Allow the dough to rise properly for optimal texture.
- You can add other toppings according to preference.
- Prep Time: 24 hours
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 25mg