PIZZA MARGHERITA

Invented in Naples in honour of the first queen of Italy, pizza Margherita is the triumph of Italian gastronomy in the world. Simple yet mouth watering delicious. Here’s a simple to follow and 100% authentic Italian pizza margherita recipe for you to try at home. Don’t forget to come by the restaurante Il Bolognese Bangkok to try some of our delicious pizza’s in the heart of Bangkok. Il Bolognese Bangkok embodies its moniker by serving up the kind of simple, rustic dishes for which the city is famed. Think pizza, pasta, salad, and generous servings of meat and seafood – all made using top quality ingredients, most of which are imported from directly from Italy.

So what are we waiting for! Here is the recipe!

For pasta
1 kg of flour 00 (double zero)
30 g of brewer’s yeast (dry yeast works as well)
500 ml of water
10 g of salt
10 g of granulated sugar

For the dressing
80 ml of extra virgin olive oil
80 g of buffalo mozzarella
basil leaves
400 g of peeled tomatoes
salt to taste

Step 1
On a wooden or marble surface, arrange the flour in a heap with the yeast, salt and warm water in the center, being careful not to let the salt and yeast come into direct contact.

Step 2
Work the dough vigorously for about 15 minutes with your hands or, alternatively in the planetary mixer, until the mixture is soft and homogeneous.

Step 3
Once you have obtained the right consistency, possibly adding a little water or a little flour, shape the dough giving it the shape of a ball, cover it with a plastic bowl so that it does not come into direct contact with the air , and let it rise for 3 or 4 hours at room temperature or for about an hour in a warm place.

Step 4
Once the dough has doubled in volume, obtain 6 loaves, shape them into spherical shapes, cover them with a sheet of cling film and let them rise at room temperature for a couple of hours or in a warm environment for about 45 minutes.

Step 5
When the loaves have also doubled in volume, prepare the tomato pulp by pouring it into a bowl and seasoning it with a pinch of salt and 1/3 of the olive oil.

Step 6
Then work the loaves flattening them, one at a time, with your fingers until you get quite thin discs.

Step 7
Then spread the pizza with sufficient quantity of tomato with a ladle or spoon, sprinkle it with well drained and chopped fresh mozzarella, garnish with a few basil leaves and cook in a preheated oven at about 250 ° C for 5 or 6 minutes. .

Step 8
Once ready, take the pizza out of the oven, garnish it further with basil and a drizzle of raw oil and serve immediately.