Margherita Sheet Pan Pizza

🧂 Ingredients

• olive oil

  (extra virgin, for coating pan)
• 1 recipe pizza dough

  (or use store bought dough, or dough mix)
• 2 cups pizza sauce

  (or use Arrabbiata sauce for spicy, see notes)
• 1 cup fresh mozzarella

  (sliced or use either bocconcini balls or ciliegine)
• 1 handful fresh basil leaves

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 500°F (260°C) and prepare your baking sheet with a light coating
  of olive oil. Dust the sheet pan with some yellow or white cornmeal, too
  (semolina flour is ideal if you have it).
• 2 Evenly press 1 recipe pizza dough into the bottom of the sheet pan and up the
  sides.
• 3 Spread the 2 cups pizza sauce over the dough.
• 4 Add either shredded or balled 1 cup fresh mozzarella over the sauce.
• 5 Sprinkle 1 handful fresh basil leaves over the cheese.
• 6 Bake at 500°F (260°C) for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbling and golden.
• 7 Allow to rest for a couple of minutes, slice and serve.

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