Pizza Margherita
Ingredients
½ cup of Vito and Joe’s Olive Oil
1 ½ tbsp. Sugar
1 tbsp. Salt
2 cups Warm Water
2 packets Yeast
¼ cup White Wine
5 cups of flour
Flour
Toppings:
Pizza
Sauce
Mozzarella (Strained)
Spinach
Basil
How to Prepare
Activate Yeast, in a medium size mixing bowl, Stir both packets of Yeast into Warm Water
Mix Sugar
Let it then sit for about 5 minutes
In a large mixing bowl, add the Flour, Salt and Vito and Joe’s Olive Oil
Add the White Wine to the Flour mixture and mix with a flat-bottomed Wooden Spoon
Make a well in the Flour and add in the Yeast mixture
Mix with the Spoon until it has an elastic consistency
Sprinkle Flour on a counter top and work the dough with your hands
Make sure it is not watery by adding Flour when necessary
Continue to knead until the dough is almost tacky
Add some Vito and Joe’s Olive Oil in the mixing bowl
Move the dough to the Olive Oil covered mixing bowl and move around until it is covered in oil
Cover the bowl and let it rest at room temperature until it doubles in size
Between 2 - 3 hours
Cover the Mozzarella with saran wrap and strain in sink
set oven to 500 degrees
Place a pizza stone inside the oven
Dust the countertop with Flour and place the dough on top
Cut it into 3 equal pieces with a baker’s knife
Spread each into the desired shape (Circular or Rectangular)
Pinch the edges for a crust
Push any tears or breaks back together
Let it set for 15 - 20 minutes
Take out pizza stone from oven and dust it with Cornmeal or Flour
Place the dough on top
Spread Vito and Joe’s Olive Oil on the dough
Cover the pizza with sauce
Place in the back of oven for 7-10 minutes
Cut up the Mozzarella into slices
Carefully remove the stone and add Mozzarella, Basil and Spinach
Place pizza back in oven for 5 - 8 minutes
Do not cook for more then 15 minutes total
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