Pizza margherita romana (Roman-style margherita pizza)

600 g Manitoba flour (type 0)

4 g yeast

crumbled

400 ml cold water

20 g fleur de sel

2 tbsp olive oil

400 g (plum) tomatoes (tinned)

1 tsp fleur de sel

1 tsp olive oil

6 leaves of basil

torn

Some Manitoba flour and semolina for shaping

250 g fior di latte mozzarella

cut into cubes

50 g Parmesan

Some olive oil

Some basil leaves

Put the flour, yeast and about ¾ of the water in the bowl of the food processor and, using the dough hook, knead on a slow speed for about 5 minutes until a sticky dough forms. Add the salt, the remaining water and olive oil, continue kneading on a medium speed until the dough is smooth and pulls away from the side of the bowl easily. Place the dough on the work surface, shape into a ball and leave to rest for about 15 minutes. Using a dough scraper, gently ease the dough from the work surface. With lightly oiled hands, pick up the dough in the middle and pull up so that it completely comes away from the work surface. Slap the dough back down onto the work surface while turning the dough over slightly in one smooth motion so that the two ends overlap slightly. Repeat this process until a compact ball of dough forms. Each time the dough is picked up, the ends become shorter and the dough more compact. Lightly oil the dough, cover and leave to rest for about another 30 minutes.

Divide the dough into four portions. Shape these into compact balls, making sure the oiled top side faces upwards and the bottom stays closed. Place the balls, top-side up, on a baking tray or in a proofing box. Lightly brush the top of the portions of dough with oil again, cover and leave to rest in the refrigerator for about 24 hours.

Put the tomatoes, salt, oil and basil in a bowl. Crush the tomatoes by hand, leaving some small pieces of tomato.

Put the pizza steel into the cold cooking space and preheat to 350 °C using the Professional pizza mode. Put some flour and semolina in a deep plate. Gently remove the first portion of dough with a dough scraper, coat in the mixed flour and semolina, then place on the work surface. Using your fingers, press the dough from the centre outwards to form just a thin outer crust. Turn the dough over, work it again from the centre outwards. Place one hand in the centre of the dough and use the other to carefully stretch it outwards, turning the dough slightly each time, to get the desired size (about ø30 cm).

Action

(Pre-)heat cooking space to 350 °C with No operating mode

Spread a ¼ of the pizza sauce over the dough, scatter over a ¼ of the mozzarella, grate over some Parmesan and drizzle over some olive oil. Carefully but quickly slide the pizza with its toppings onto the pizza peel, transfer straight onto the preheated pizza steel in the cooking space and bake for about 4 minutes until crispy. Drizzle some olive oil over the pizza to taste, grate over some Parmesan and scatter over a few basil leaves.

Put the pastry in

No operating mode 350 °C for 4 Mins