Margarita Pizza

When I was little I would always go to this restaurant called Bertucci's. This is a very family friendly Italian chain restaurant. I loved Bertucci's because they used the extra pizza dough as bread that comes to the table to start. We would get the biggest table in the place and my cousins and I would hide until the food came. I would always get the margarita pizza as my dinner and it was amazing. The crust was crispy and the cheese was gooey. So last weekend a friend and I went to Bertucci's and we shared this pizza. This gave me the idea of making my own recipe. I have been making the family pizza dough for years now and I hope you enjoy it!

Crust:
6 cups flour
2 cups water (Luke warm)
2 tablespoon yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil

Sauce:
1 can tomato puree
1/2 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
pinch red pepper flakes
4 basil leaves

Topping:
1 ball mozzarella
6 basil leaves

ingredients for the dough

In the electric mixer add the water, sugar, and yeast and wait for the yeast to bloom. Once the yeast has bloomed add the flour and salt and combine. Then add the olive oil and mix.

combined dough in the electric mixer

 But the dough into a olive oiled bowl and put into the oven at 90 degrees fahrenheit for about an hour or until proofed.

Dough in bowl

 Once the dough in proofed portion it out and put into the refrigerator until time to use.

Proofed dough

 Then in a sauce pan add olive oil garlic and onion and cook until the onion is translucent. Then add the can of tomatoes, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Let simmer for 10 minutes and then add the basil and the sauce is done.

Then cut the mozzarella and pick the basil leaves and put to the side. Sprinkle some flour onto the dough and roll out. 

Put the sauce onto the dough and then place the mozzarella and basil onto the dough.

 Put into a pizza oven or an oven at 500 degrees fahrenheit on a pizza stone. 

Cook the pizza until golden brown, slice and enjoy!