Dessert for 4

Margherita Pizza

Name: Margherita Pizza
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 150 ml water; 1 tsp sugar; 15 g yeast; 225 g plain flour; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1 drizzle olive oil; 80 g passata; 70 g mozzarella; peeled and sliced oregano; leaves basil; 1 pinch black pepper

$2.54for 445 minServes 4

Make a yeast pizza crust, spread it with passata, and bake it with mozzarella, oregano, basil, and pepper.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Tomato paste and sauce, 2.75 oz$0.10/oz typical	2.75 oz	$0.28Typical price
	Mozzarella, 2.5 oz$0.30/oz typical	2.5 oz	$0.74Typical price
	Mint, 0.25$1.99 each typical	0.25	$0.50Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.54

Swaps

Swap mozzarella for cheddar and shredded cheeseabout the same price

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourOlive and cooking oilSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Italian Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.64 per serving$2.54 for 4

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Ingredients

150 ml water
1 tsp sugar
15 g yeast
225 g plain flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 drizzle olive oil
80 g passata
70 g mozzarella
peeled and sliced oregano
leaves basil
1 pinch black pepper

Steps

Heat the oven to 475 F.
Stir the water, sugar, and yeast in a bowl and rest for 5 minutes.
Mix in the flour, salt, and olive oil, then knead the dough for 5 minutes.
Cover the dough and let it rise for 20 minutes.
Stretch the dough onto an oiled 12-inch pizza pan, spread on the passata, and add the mozzarella, oregano, basil, and pepper.
Bake for 10 minutes, until the crust is browned and the cheese has melted.