Margherita Pizza on Baking Steel
Margherita Pizza on Baking Steel
Ingredients
For the Pizza
- 1 pound pizza dough, made with King Arthur Baking bread flour
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella, Grande Cheese Foodservice East Coast Blend
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce, Stanislaus Tomatoes Alta Cucina
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella, torn or sliced into pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, Graza, for drizzling
- 1/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, for dusting
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 550°F (288°C) with the Baking Steel placed inside. Allow it to preheat for at least 45-60 minutes to ensure the steel is thoroughly hot.
⏱️ 60 min•🌡️ 550
- 2
Lightly flour a clean work surface. Take the prepared pizza dough out of its container and place it on the floured surface.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Gently press down on the center of the dough with your fingertips, working outwards and leaving a raised rim around the edge to form the crust.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Use your fingertips to create small indentations (dimples) across the surface of the dough, avoiding the raised crust.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Stretch the dough by hand, gently pulling and tossing it in the air if comfortable, to achieve the desired pizza shape and thickness (approximately 12-14 inches in diameter).
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Carefully transfer the stretched pizza dough onto a lightly floured pizza peel.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella evenly over the dough, leaving the raised crust clear.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Spoon dollops of pizza sauce over the shredded mozzarella.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Distribute the torn or sliced fresh mozzarella pieces over the sauce.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Carefully slide the pizza from the peel onto the preheated Baking Steel in the oven.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Bake for a total of 8 minutes. Approximately halfway through the baking time (around 4 minutes), use the pizza peel to turn the pizza 180 degrees for even cooking.
⏱️ 8 min•🌡️ 550
- 12
Once baked and golden brown with bubbling cheese, remove the pizza from the oven using the pizza peel.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Drizzle Graza olive oil generously over the baked crust.
⏱️ 1 min
- 14
Grate Parmigiano Reggiano cheese over the entire pizza.
⏱️ 1 min
- 15
Sprinkle chopped fresh basil leaves over the pizza.
⏱️ 1 min
- 16
Cut the pizza into slices using a pizza cutter and serve immediately.
⏱️ 1 min
Kitchen Tools
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Margherita Pizza on Baking Steel
For the Pizza
- 1 pound pizza dough, made with King Arthur Baking bread flour
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella, Grande Cheese Foodservice East Coast Blend
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce, Stanislaus Tomatoes Alta Cucina
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella, torn or sliced into pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, Graza, for drizzling
- 1/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, for dusting
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 550°F (288°C) with the Baking Steel placed inside. Allow it to preheat for at least 45-60 minutes to ensure the steel is thoroughly hot.
⏱️ 60 min•🌡️ 550 - 2
Lightly flour a clean work surface. Take the prepared pizza dough out of its container and place it on the floured surface.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Gently press down on the center of the dough with your fingertips, working outwards and leaving a raised rim around the edge to form the crust.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Use your fingertips to create small indentations (dimples) across the surface of the dough, avoiding the raised crust.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Stretch the dough by hand, gently pulling and tossing it in the air if comfortable, to achieve the desired pizza shape and thickness (approximately 12-14 inches in diameter).
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Carefully transfer the stretched pizza dough onto a lightly floured pizza peel.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella evenly over the dough, leaving the raised crust clear.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Spoon dollops of pizza sauce over the shredded mozzarella.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Distribute the torn or sliced fresh mozzarella pieces over the sauce.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Carefully slide the pizza from the peel onto the preheated Baking Steel in the oven.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Bake for a total of 8 minutes. Approximately halfway through the baking time (around 4 minutes), use the pizza peel to turn the pizza 180 degrees for even cooking.
⏱️ 8 min•🌡️ 550 - 12
Once baked and golden brown with bubbling cheese, remove the pizza from the oven using the pizza peel.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Drizzle Graza olive oil generously over the baked crust.
⏱️ 1 min - 14
Grate Parmigiano Reggiano cheese over the entire pizza.
⏱️ 1 min - 15
Sprinkle chopped fresh basil leaves over the pizza.
⏱️ 1 min - 16
Cut the pizza into slices using a pizza cutter and serve immediately.
⏱️ 1 min