Pizza and baking · About 110 minutes

Margherita pizza with homemade dough

Name: Margherita pizza with homemade dough
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 300 g flour; 180 ml lukewarm water; 5 g instant yeast; 1 tsp sugar; 0.5 tsp salt; 1 tbsp oil; 150 g grated, drained tomato; 150 g mozzarella; 6 leaf basil

Mawgoud Kitchen · Published 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-18

Homemade pizza dough with tomato sauce and mozzarella. Allow rising time and keep the topping low in moisture.

Italian cuisine

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Total time: 110 minutes
Servings: 4
Cuisine: Italian

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Mix flour, yeast, sugar and salt, then add water and oil. Knead for 8 minutes until elastic.
Cover and leave in a mild place for about 60 minutes until doubled; cold rooms may take longer.
Preheat the oven to 240°C for 20 minutes. Shape one 30 cm pizza or two smaller ones.
Top with drained tomato and mozzarella. Bake for 12–18 minutes until the base is cooked and the edges brown.
Add the basil after baking. Rest for 2 minutes, then slice.

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Drain tomato and cheese well to keep the pizza base from becoming soggy.

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