Authentic Pizza Margherita Recipe Naples, Italy

Name: Pizza Margherita for Home Ovens
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 6 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 L (4 1/4 cups) water; 800g (28.2 oz) tomatoes, tinned or peeled ones; a bit more than 1 tbsp of tomato sauce; 1,6 - 1,7 kg (13 1/3 - 14 cups) 00 flour with medium protein content; 8g (1 1/2 tsp) salt; 70-80g (2.5 - 2.8 oz) mozzarella; 2g (1/2 tsp) brewer's yeast; a few basil leaves; basil leaves; 50g (3 tbsp + 1 tsp) salt; extra virgin olive oil, as needed; a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil; 20g (4 tsp) sugar; 50 ml (3 tbsp + 1 tsp) extra virgin olive oil

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