Margherita pizza

⏱ 90 min · Serves 2

Homemade pizza from scratch is genuinely easy and far better than delivery. The dough needs an hour to prove, but the hands-on time is tiny.

Per serving: 790 kcal · 33.0g protein · 118.0g carbs · 21.0g fat

Ingredients

• 300g strong white bread flour, plus extra
• 1 teaspoon fast-action yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 200ml warm water
• 150g passata
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 ball mozzarella, torn
• Handful of basil

Method

1. Mix the flour, yeast and salt in a bowl. Add the oil and water and bring together into a dough.
2. Knead on a floured surface for 8 to 10 minutes until smooth and springy. Put in an oiled bowl, cover and leave to rise for about 1 hour until doubled.
3. Heat the oven as high as it will go and put a baking tray in to get hot.
4. Mix the passata with the garlic and oregano and season.
5. Knock the air out of the dough, split in two and roll each piece out thinly on floured baking paper.
6. Spread with the sauce, leaving a border, and scatter over the mozzarella.
7. Slide onto the hot tray and bake for 8 to 10 minutes until the base is crisp and the cheese is bubbling. Finish with fresh basil.