Italian pizza
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. Here is a simple recipe for you. Serve warm or chilled. Ideal with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. For the dough, we will need wheat flour, yeast, water, salt, sugar, and olive oil.
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Step 2
2. Combine all ingredients in a deep bowl and knead into a soft dough. At first, the dough will stick to your hands, which is normal. Knead the dough for at least 5–7 minutes. Shape it into a ball, place in a greased bowl, cover, and let it rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
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Step 3
3. Prepare the ingredients for the filling and the pizza sauce. Wash the vegetables and herbs, peel the onion and garlic. Make a cross-shaped incision on the tomatoes, scald them with boiling water, place in cold water, then remove the skin.
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Step 4
4. Finely chop the onion and garlic, sauté in heated olive oil until soft. Blend the tomatoes in a blender into a purée, pour into the skillet. Add salt, pepper, and oregano, cook over medium heat until a thick, homogeneous mixture forms.
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Step 5
5. Meanwhile, the dough has risen and doubled in size.
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Step 6
6. Knead the dough, divide it into 2 parts. Roll out one part into a thin round flatbread. Place the flatbread onto a parchment paper or greased baking sheet.
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Step 7
8. Place the filling on top: thinly sliced pieces of sausage, ham, mozzarella, basil leaves, and olives.
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Step 8
9. Sprinkle cheese, grated on a coarse grater, on top. Bake the pizza in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Adjust the time according to your oven. Prepare the second pizza.
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Step 9
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