The pizza queen is the queen of all the pizzas. An exquisite variation of the classic Neapolitan pizza margherita, was christened with this name in the distant 1890 the famous Neapolitan pizza maker Raffaele Esposito that contrary to what some think, was not the inventor of pizza, but simply what he named the pizza margherita in honor of Queen Margherita of Savoy. If you want to learn more about the history of the daisy, you can read this my previous post. Over the years the pizza Queen has undergone changes as compared to the classic margherita, were added to the artichokes and ham. Searching the Internet, you will find that the pizza is very popular Queen, in addition to, are lots of pizzerias in Italy calls Regina Margherita scattered in all provinces, even large distribution companies still produce frozen pizzas pizza queen distributed worldwide.

Regina Pizza Recipe and Preparation

To prepare 4 pizza regina:

Flour type "0" 625 grams

Water 375 grams

Sale 15 grams

Yeast 1,2 grams

Sugar 10 grams

Oil 2-3 spoons

In a large bowl pour water(20 degrees) and scioglieteci yeast, sugar and oil. Add the flour and started to mix the ingredients. Add the salt and work the dough vigorously for 10 minutes until they turn out to be soft and elastic.

Divide the dough into 4 balls and let rest for leavening in a closed container with a lid or on the same level of work well covered with a damp cloth. After about an hour flattened balls to obtain 4 discs of dough by the diameter of 30 cm. Seasoned with tomato, artichokes into wedges and ham cubes. Add the mozzarella and bake in your oven preheated to 200 degrees. After 15 minutes check the doneness of pizzas, and baked only when the board will prove to be perfectly golden.

Add a few leaves of fresh basil and serve hot.

Advice: The success of the pizza at home is very dependent on cooking in the oven. And warm it very well before baking pizzas and never open the oven door to check for doneness.

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