The pizza Margherita History and Recipe
Silvio Cicchi
History tells us that the pizza maker Raffaele Esposito who worked in Naples in the pizzeria "Peter ... and Just So"(1780) the same pizzeria still exists today and is called "Pizzeria Brandi", was called by the official of the Palace of Capodimonte, where they were visiting the King of Italy Umberto I and his wife Margaret of Savoy to prepare a pizza for them. The queen looked with favor on the pizza that just took his name. It was a very simple pizza, and had the three colors of the Italian flag. The green basil, the white of the mozzarella and red tomato.
The pizza Margherita History and Recipe
The Pizza Margherita Pizza is the most popular in the world, every pizzeria proposes its own version.
Today we will prepare the classic pizza Margherita, There are many variations, but each has its own personal way to prepare, this is my recipe.
Ingredients for 4 people:
Dough: To prepare the Read this article
Other necessary ingredients:
250 grams of Mozzarella
200 grams of peeled tomatoes
Preparation time: 30 my
Cooking time: 20 my
Rising time 1 hour or until the dough is not doubled in volume.
Preparation:
Take the risen dough and roll it on a baking sheet greased.
Season with peeled tomatoes, oil, sale e basilico
Cook for about twenty minutes 220 degrees.
Just the pizza margherita is almost ready, remove from oven and season with diced mozzarella and basil and bake for others 5 minutes.
Cut and serve hot.
Pizza Margherita