Pizza Margherita

Prep: 5 hrs 25 mins (Incl. 4-5hrs Rest)

Cook: 30 mins

Makes: 3 pizzas

Serves: 4

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Recipe by: Breville

Made with the Smart Oven™ Pro. Create the crispiness of a brick oven pizza without the bricks.

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Pizza Margherita

Ingredients:

Dough

300ml warm water

1/4 heaped teaspoon dry yeast

3 teaspoons fine sea salt

500g "00" (strong bakers) flour, sifted

Toppings

400g can whole San Marzano tomatoes

150g buffalo mozzarella, thinly sliced

18 basil leaves

Extra virgin olive oil

Basil leaves

Method:

Dough

Combine water, yeast and salt in a large bowl, stir until dissolved
Fold through flour until just combined, turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5-10 minutes or until a smooth ball forms
Place dough ball into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with cling wrap. Set aside in a warm drought free place for 4-5 hours or until dough has double in size (this can take up to 10-12 hours)
Turn dough out on a floured surface and knock back (punch) the dough to remove excess air, lightly knead
Turn FUNCTION dial to PIZZA setting. Turn TIME dial to 15 minutes. Turn TEMPERATURE dial to 210°C CONVECTION. Press the START button
Divide dough into three 220g balls. Roll out one piece of pizza dough to form a 24-26cm disc and place onto a pizza tray. Prick base with a fork or pizza docker

Tips & Hints:

For a quick dough which is thicker use the Basic Pizza Dough by Breville

Toppings

Place tomatoes in a food processor and process until broken down and pureed
Spread base with 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
Divide toppings evenly into three. Top base with a third of the mozzarella and basil. Drizzle with oil
When preheating has completed, place pizza into the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Garnish with extra basil leaves. Cut into wedges and serve immediately

Recipe by Johnny Di Francesco

When it comes to making the world's best pizza, Australian Pizzaiolo don't usually spring to mind – but one Aussie has changed that. A master of his craft, Melbourne based Johnny Di Francesco took out the number one spot at The 2014 World Pizza Championships in Napoli for best STG (Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (Specialita' Tradizionale Garantita), pizza in the world.

Johnny is well known amongst Australian food lovers for being one of the best in the pizza business and his passion for Italian cuisine draws from traditional Neapolitan techniques of his family's heritage.