| Yield: 1 Pizza
3/4 lb Pizza Dough Semolina or cornmeal for -dusting
1 tb Olive oil preferably -extra virgin
1/2 c Tomato Sauce
2 oz Mozzarella cheese sliced -1/8 inch thick
Salt & freshly ground black -pepper to taste
1/2 c Loosely packed fresh basil leaves (1 small bunch) thoroughly
rinsed
1/4 c Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Place a pizza stone baking
tiles or an inverted baking sheet on the bottom or on the lowest
rack of a cold oven; preheat for 30 minutes to 500 degrees F or
the highest setting. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and
pat into a disk. Use a rolling pin or your hands to roll or
stretch the dough into a circle that is 1/4 inch thick and 10 to
12 inches in diameter. Transfer to a semolina or cornmeal dusted
pizza peel or inverted baking sheet. Brush the dough with a little
of the olive oil to the edge. Spread tomato sauce over the dough
to within 1/2 inch of the edge. Distribute mozzarella slices over
the tomato sauce and season with salt and pepper. Arrange basil
leaves over the mozzarella reserving a few for garnish if you
wish. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Drizzle with the remaining olive
oil. Carefully slide the pizza onto the heated pizza stone and
bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until the bottom is crisp and browned
and the top is bubbling. Garnish with the reserved basil leaves if
desired. |