Description
This homemade pizza is delicious with a fresh homemade dough and sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ball Homemade Pizza Dough
- 1/3 cup Easy Pizza Sauce
- 2 to 3 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (or about 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella)
- Parmesan cheese, for topping (optional)
- Kosher salt
- 2 basil leaves
- Semolina flour or cornmeal, for dusting the pizza peel
Instructions
- Make the pizza dough: Prepare the dough using this pizza dough recipe. (This takes about 15 minutes to make and 45 minutes to rest.)
- Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 500°F (or preheat your pizza oven).
- Make the pizza sauce.
- Slice the mozzarella into 1/4 inch thick pieces. If it’s incredibly watery fresh mozzarella (all brands vary), allow it to sit on a paper towel for 15 minutes, then dab the mozzarella with the paper towel to remove any additional moisture.
- When the oven is ready, stretch the dough into a circle (see How to Stretch Pizza Dough for instructions). Sprinkle a pizza peel with semolina flour or cornmeal, then carefully place the dough on top.
- Spread the pizza sauce across the dough. Top with mozzarella cheese.
- Top with a thin layer of fresh grated Parmesan cheese and a few pinches of kosher salt.
- If you’re baking in a pizza oven, add the basil leaves. For baking in a standard oven, skip this step.
- Transfer the pizza to the pizza stone on the pizza peel, then bake until the cheese is melted, about 7 minutes in the oven (or 1 minute in the pizza oven).
- Allow the pizza to cool for a minute or two before adding the basil on top (whole leaves, lightly torn, or thinly sliced).
- Slice into pieces and serve immediately.
Notes
- Be careful not to overbake the pizza to avoid a burnt crust.
- For optimal results, use a pizza stone for baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 slices
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 20mg