Pizza Margherita Made With Home Bakery

Pizza Margherita (マルゲリータ)

What kind of dish is Easy Pizza Margherita ??

Margherita is a pizza topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and basil.

Margherita means “French chrysanthemum” or “daisy” in Italian.

The name of this pizza comes from the fact that it was presented to Queen Margherita of Italy.

Margherita’s combination of red (tomato), white (mozzarella cheese), and green (basil) mimics the colors of the Italian flag.

What is mozzarella cheese, the essential ingredient for Margherita?

Mozzarella cheese is a white, round cheese that is slightly elastic when cold, but melts when heated. Its high melting ability makes it an essential ingredient for pizza.

Mozzarella cheese is a type of fresh cheese.

It is made using the pasta filata method, in which lactic acid bacteria or enzymes are added to milk to coagulate it, then boiling water is poured over it to knead it, and the cheese is torn and shaped.

The Italian word mozzarella means “to tear.” This is how this cheese got its name.

Originally made from the milk of buffaloes raised in southern Italy, in Japan it is made using milk that can be produced stably.

About home bakeries

In this recipe, the pizza dough is made in a bread maker.

The home bakery (bread making machine) that I use is the “Compact Home Bakery IBM-010-C”.

With a home bakery, you can easily make bread at home and enjoy freshly baked bread like you would get at a bakery.

In addition to bread, you can also make rice cakes and pasta.

The bread maker’s pizza dough mode is used for kneading and the first rise.

The difference between the manufacturing process of pizza dough and bread dough is the rise time.

Bread dough requires a second rise, but pizza dough only requires the first rise.

Also, the first rise time for pizza is slightly shorter than for bread.

With the home bakery I use, it takes me 1 hour and 45 minutes to make pizza dough.

NUTRITION FACTS : Pizza Margherita 2 Sheets

TOTAL NUTRITION VALUE
- 1911 Calories
- Protein 75.8 g
- Total Fat 75.3 g
- Total Carbohydrates 238.8 g
- Sodium 6.5 g

INGREDIENTS : Pizza Margherita 2 Sheets

Pizza dough

☆Water (110g)
☆Milk (70g)
Strong flour (280g)
Sugar (8g)
Salt (4g)
Olive oil (20g)
★Dry yeast (3g)

Tomato sauce

Onion (50g)
Garlic (5g)
Chili pepper (1piece)
Olive oil (5g)
Canned tomatoes (200g)
Salt (2g)
Sugar (1g)
Dried basil (0.5g)

Topping

Mozzarella cheese (200g)
Basil (8g)
Olive oil (3g)

How to make Pizza Margherita

Pizza dough

Put water and milk into a home bread machine
Add strong flour
Add sugar, salt, and olive oil to the four corners
Make a well in the center and add dry yeast
Set to pizza baking mode. (The pizza baking mode is for kneading and the first rise)

Tomato sauce

Finely chop the onion and garlic
Add olive oil, onion, garlic, and chili pepper to a frying pan and fry.
When the onion is soft, add the can of tomatoes and simmer over low heat. (I use canned grated tomatoes. If you use whole tomatoes, roughly crush them before using.)
Add salt, sugar, and dried basil and fry.
When most of the moisture has evaporated, turn off the heat.
Put the tomato sauce on a plate and let it cool in the refrigerator.

Molding＆Baking

Preheat the oven to 300°C.
Divide the mozzarella into 6 portions. The mozzarella will release moisture, so it’s a good idea to wrap it in a paper towel for a little while.
Divide the pizza dough into 2 pieces.
After re-rolling the pizza dough, place a tightly wrung-out kitchen towel on top and let sit for 15 minutes.
Place a small amount of strong flour on a parchment sheet and place the dough on it.
Dust the surface of the dough with strong flour and press it down with the palm of your hand.
Roll it out into a circle using a rolling pin.
Transfer the parchment sheet to a baking tray.
Spread the tomato sauce on.
Place the mozzarella on top of the tomato sauce.
Place baking trays on the top and bottom racks of the oven.
Reduce the oven temperature to 250° and bake for 15 minutes.
Place washed and dried basil on top.
A drizzle of olive oil will make it even more delicious.