Nonna Giulia's Pizza Recipe – Cook Guide

By almabts

Here's our easy to follow recipe for a simple margherita passed down from Nonna Giulia in Cosenza.

Ingredients

• For the dough:
• 1 (7g) sachet quick action dried yeast
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 250 ml warm water
• 500 g strong white ‘00’ flour ( e.g. Caputo)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• For the traditional Margherita topping:
• 400 g tin San Marzano plum tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 200 g mozzarella cheese
• For the anchovy topping (to go on top of the tomato base)
• 1 small jar (80g) anchovy fillets
• 1 handful black olives
• 1 handful capers in olive oil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 small clove garlic, chopped into small pieces

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 120mins
Adapted from blog.vorrei.co.uk

Preparation

Step 1

Start by making the dough:

Dissolve the yeast and sugar in 250 ml of warm water and leave it for 5 minutes.

Mix the flour and the salt together in a large bowl.

For complete recipe please visit my blog:

http://blog.vorrei.co.uk/nonnas-pizza-recipe-step-by-step/