Traveling with taste in Italy. Recipe pizza "Margarita"

Editor Ovkuse.ru - Elena, had a vacation in Italy and wrote a note about his journey.

How to go to Italy and not try one of the most famous dishes of this country - a pizza ?! Most people agree that the birthplace of pizza - Naples.

So far from this city itself among the mountains covered with lush green forests, in a small but very cozy restaurant пїЅTenuta Antica BraceriaпїЅ (Via a. Vitale, 54, Cava de 'Tirreni) according to the old original recipe makes the most famous pizza in Italy "Margarita"!

What is so famous for this culinary masterpiece?

According to legend, its name was in honor of Pizza Margherita of Savoy, wife of Italian King Umberto I. In the table so nobles owned the best pizzerias in Naples were prepared 3 different pizzas. One of them was laid out in the form of colors of the Italian flag: green basil, white mozzarella and red tomatoes. The Queen was delighted with this dish. And there was the famous "Pizza Margherita"!

Master Pizza (пїЅpizzaioloпїЅ, pizza maker) prepares Margarita exclusively in a special furnace Pompeii in form of a hemisphere, where the wood burning side, and the heat from them is reflected from the roof and falls to the pizza.

To prepare the "Margarita" he uses a Mediterranean basil, mozzarella Mozzarella di Buffala Campana and oval tomatoes Pelata CALISPA. I do not know whether the case in the oven, or in svezhayzhih, so tasty and healthy product, whether in the pure mountain air of Italy, but it turns out pizza amazingly delicious !!!

Recipe pizza "Margarita"

As you know, the basis of a good pizza - quality dough, which is prepared using only fresh yeast. The famous pizza "Margarita" is no exception!

Ingredients:

• 250 g water
• 15 g salt
• 5 g yeast
• 400 g flour

Method of preparation:

Connect the flour, salt and yeast, pour the resulting mixture into the water. On floured table knead the dough for about five minutes, adding more flour if necessary to get the right consistency.

During this time it will have time to absorb the air is soft and airy. Only under these conditions will be thin pizza base and slightly crispy! Let it stand the test at room temperature for several hours, after having covered it with cling film.

Divide the dough into pieces ready, each of which roll into a circle with a diameter of 30 cm. And place on baking sheet. Put the peeled tomatoes Pelata in a deep dish and spoon Punch them. Get an array of thin smear the dough. Lay on top of mozzarella cheese, and the final touch - throw a couple of leaves of fresh basil.

If you - happy owner of a wood burning stove, then I can only envy you. If you are not so lucky, use normal kitchen oven. For this purpose, it must be heated to 200 degrees for 15 minutes. Then put the pan with the pizza in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes. Once the dough zarumyanetsya, you can get pizza and serve!

Enjoy your meal.

Editor Ovkuse.ru
Helena