Nonna Giulia's Pizza Recipe

[almabts]

Nothing beats the classic Margherita pizza. Here's easy to follow recipe for a simple margherita passed down from Nonna Giulia in Cosenza.

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

½ 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

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

[downunderdave]

Not trying to dis your nona's dough recipe, but for a wood fired oven where the temperature is much higher than a conventional oven both sugar and oil are not recommended as they both promote browning (burning). The dough should only contain flour water salt and yeast.