Margherita Pizza (Homemade)

Naples’ masterpiece — three-ingredient topping on a proper homemade dough with a blistered, chewy crust. Follow the full recipe card below — ingredients, timings, and method included.

Margherita Pizza (Homemade)

Naples' masterpiece — three-ingredient topping on a proper homemade dough with a blistered, chewy crust.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 2 pizzas
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups flour + yeast dough
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce
  • 150 g mozzarella
  • Basil and olive oil

Method
 

  1. Knead flour, yeast, sugar, salt, oil, and warm water into a soft dough; rise 1-1.5 hours until doubled.
  2. Preheat the oven to its maximum (250°C+) with a tray or stone inside for 20 minutes.
  3. Stretch the dough by hand to 10 inches — never use a rolling pin.
  4. Sauce thinly, scatter the mozzarella.
  5. Bake 8-12 minutes until the crust blisters; finish with basil and olive oil.

Notes

Thin sauce, thin toppings, hottest possible oven — homemade pizza fails from overload, not technique.