Gennaro‘s Homemade Pizza

Updated at: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:18:20 GMT

Step 1

First make the dough. Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water. Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Gradually add the yeast mixture, mixing well until you obtain a dough. Place dough on a lightly floured work surface and knead for about 10 minutes. Cover with a cloth or cling film and leave to rest in a warm place for at least 30 minutes until the dough has doubled in size.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 220 degrees centigrade.

Step 3

Take the dough, knock it back, then divide into two pieces, cover each with a cloth and leave to rest in a warm place for a further 30 minutes.

Step 4

Meanwhile prepare the toppings. For the Margherita, place tomatoes or passata in a small bowl, season with salt & pepper and stir in 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. Roughly chop the mozzarella.

Step 5

Sprinkle some flour onto a clean work surface and with your fingers spread each piece of dough into a roughly round shape with a border, make the dough as thin as you can but be careful not to tear it. Sprinkle some semolina or flour onto 2 large flat baking trays and place the pizza bases on them.

Step 6

Drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil over each base. On one, spread the tomato evenly over, sprinkle with parmesan, scatter a few basil leaves over and top with mozzarella.

Step 7

On the other base, arrange mozzarella and parmesan all over, top with Parma ham.

Step 8

Place both pizzas into the hot oven and bake for 8 - 10 minutes.

Step 9

In the meantime, toss the rocket in a little extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice.

Step 10

Remove the pizzas from the oven, top the Parma ham pizza with rocket and serve immediately.

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