Mozzarella and Basil Pizza

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With a make-ahead dough and a simple sauce, this pizza is an option any night of the week. Just make the dough in the morning; then shape it an hour before you're ready to eat. If homemade dough is not your thing, just buy the premade dough at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods Market, and shape it as you would the scratch dough.

By Amanda Haas
Recipe by Oxmoor House September 2012

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Credit: Oxmoor House

Recipe Summary

hands-on:
10 mins
total:
1 hr 15 mins
Yield:
Serves 6 (serving size: 1 wedge)
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

Directions

  • Place Pizza Dough on a large sheet of parchment paper. Cover with a damp towel; let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 45 minutes.

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  • Preheat oven to 500°.

  • Roll dough into a 12-inch circle on parchment paper. Crimp edges of dough to form a 1/2-inch border. Slide dough and parchment paper onto a large baking sheet. Place on bottom rack in oven. Bake at 500° for 5 minutes.

  • Spread Pizza Sauce evenly onto crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with cheese slices. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese melts. Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes. Top with basil leaves; cut into wedges.

  • Note: If using refrigerated Pizza Dough, let dough rise as directed in step 1 for 1 hour. Proceed as directed in recipe.

Source

Cooking Light Real Family Food

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
169 calories; calories from fat 0%; fat 5.9g; saturated fat 2.9g; mono fat 0.9g; poly fat 0.2g; protein 6.2g; carbohydrates 22g; fiber 0.9g; cholesterol 15mg; iron 1.5mg; sodium 116mg; calcium 9mg.
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