Best Margherita Pizza Recipe

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 500°F.

Step 2

Place the pizza dough on a floured piece of parchment paper on a pizza tray.

Step 3

Press the dough out until it’s stretched to the edges of the tray, with a slight ridge on the edges.

Step 4

Brush the pizza dough with olive oil.

Step 5

Spoon the pizza sauce onto the pizza crust and, using the back of the spoon, spread it out thinly over the crust.

Step 6

Arrange the mozzarella slices on top.

Step 7

Bake in the oven for about 12-13 minutes.

Step 8

After you take out the pizza, wait a few minutes before sprinkling with the basil or it will cause the basil leaves to turn black.