Food & Cooking Recipes Healthy Recipes Vegetarian Recipes Classic Margherita Pizza By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Website An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 25, 2018 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Paola + Murray Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 20 mins Yield: 1 13-inch round pizza An enduring Italian favorite, this simple pie needs nothing more than tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, Parmesan, and basil to shine. Ingredients 1 recipe Classic Pizza Dough Semolina flour or fine cornmeal, for dusting Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper ⅔ cup No-Cook Pizza Sauce 6 ounces fresh salted mozzarella, cut into scant ¼-inch slices, room temperature ½ ounce Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated (a scant ¼ cup) Fresh basil leaves and red-pepper flakes, for serving (optional) Directions Preheat oven to 500 degrees, with rack in lower third lined with a pizza stone or baking sheet. Turn dough out onto a pizza peel or thin wooden cutting board dusted with semolina (do not punch down). Starting in center and using both hands, press down and outward with your fingertips, rotating dough occasionally. Gradually work toward edges, leaving a 1-inch border of undisturbed dough, until it's stretched to an approximately 13-inch round. Lightly drizzle dough with oil; season with salt and pepper. Gently spread sauce evenly to just inside border, top evenly with mozzarella, and sprinkle with Parmigiano. With one quick forward-and-back jerking motion, slide pizza from peel onto stone. (This is not the moment to hesitate! Be brave and bold, and the pizza will slide off the peel.) Bake until crust is puffed, golden brown in places, and set on bottom, and cheese is bubbly, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer pizza to a wire rack; let cool 2 to 3 minutes. Top with basil and pepper flakes, slice, and serve immediately. Cook's Notes One recipe will serve two to three people; double or triple it to serve more.Semolina is a coarsely ground flour with a texture similar to that of fine cornmeal; it helps the pizza glide smoothly from the peel. Print