Heart-Shaped Margherita Pizza

Name: Heart-Shaped Margherita Pizza
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 1 Portions
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g 00 flour or all-purpose flour; 1tsp Himalayan Salt; 12g fresh yeast; 1tsp sugar; 220ml lukewarm water; 40ml olive oil; 120ml chopped tomatoes; Salt and pepper; A drizzle of olive oil; 1tsp Italian Herbs; 100g mozzarella; 0.5tsp Basil, Crushed; Parmesan, for serving

90—100 Min

Our love-letter to Italian comfort food: a heart-shaped Margherita with classic mozzarella, aromatic Kotányi Italian herbs and a delicious crust.

Ingredients 1 Portions

Dough
- 400 g00 flour or all-purpose flour 
- 1 tspHimalayan Salt
- 12 gfresh yeast
- 1 tspsugar
- 220 mllukewarm water 
- 40 mlolive oil
Topping
- 120 mlchopped tomatoes 
- Salt and pepper 
- A drizzle of olive oil 
- 1 tspItalian Herbs
- 100 gmozzarella
- 0.5 tspBasil, Crushed
- Parmesan, for serving

Preparation

1
Combine the flour and salt in a bowl. In a small bowl, mix the yeast, sugar and 100 ml of water. Let stand for 5 minutes. Add the yeast mixture, remaining water and olive oil to the flour and knead into a soft dough (5–7 minutes).
2
Shape the dough into a ball and place it in an oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, until doubled in size.
3
Meanwhile, mix the tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and olive oil in a bowl. Tear the mozzarella into pieces.
4
Preheat the oven to 250°C (place a pizza stone in the oven if using one). Roll out the dough into a heart shape, about 0.5 cm thick.
5
Spread the tomato sauce over the dough, top with mozzarella and transfer to a baking tray or pizza peel. Bake for 7–9 minutes, until golden. Sprinkle with Parmesan and dried basil before serving.