Pizza Margherita

• Course Dinner
• Cuisine American, Italian

Prep time

Cook time

Servings

Ingredients

• 10 g dried yeast or 15 g fresh yeast
• 40 g margarine
• 500 ml lukewarm water
• 750 g tomatoes, canned
• 1 tbsp Oregano
• 300 g mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 1 tbsp Salt
• 1 pinch Pepper
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp Oil to grease the pan

Instructions

1. Mix the baking powder with the flour or dissolve the fresh yeast in some water. Mix the flour, margarine, water and yeast together until it forms a smooth dough. With a damp spatula, spread the dough on a greased baking tray and allow it to rise for about half an hour.
2. Coat the top of the pizza dough with the tomato sauce, cover with mozzarella cheese, sprinkle with oregano, and then drizzle the pizza with olive oil.
3. Allow to rise for another 7 minutes and then bake in a preheated oven for around 35-40 minutes at 180° C. (350° F. / Gas mark 4).