Margherita pizza

Name: Margherita pizza
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 tsp Dry yeast; 1 cup Warm water; 1 tsp Sugar; 2 cups Plain flour; 1 tsp Salt; 2 Tbsp Olive oil; ½ cup Leggo's Pizza Sauce (Main); 1 ½ cups Grated mozzarella; 3 Roma tomatoes, (sliced); 1 small bunch Fresh basil; 1 to taste Cracked black pepper

Ingredients

2 tsp	Dry yeast
1 cup	Warm water
1 tsp	Sugar
2 cups	Plain flour
1 tsp	Salt
2 Tbsp	Olive oil
½ cup	Leggo's Pizza Sauce (Main)
1 ½ cups	Grated mozzarella
3	Roma tomatoes, (sliced)
1 small bunch	Fresh basil
1 to taste	Cracked black pepper

Directions

1. Combine yeast, warm water and sugar in a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and allow to stand in a warm place for 10 minutes or until small bubbles appear on the surface.

2. In a large bowl, combine sifted plain flour and salt. Pour in oil and yeast mixture and stir until a dough has formed. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for approximately 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic.

3. Place dough in a large greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 40 minutes or until dough is doubled in size.

4. Knead the dough again and roll out to line a 30cm oiled pizza tray.

5. Spread Leggo’s Pizza Sauce evenly over dough. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and top with tomato slices. Bake in a preheated oven at 220°C for 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Serve topped with basil and cracked black pepper.

TIP:Fresh mozzarella or buffalo mozzarella slices give a 'gourmet' touch to a pizza.

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