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Pizza Margherita and Homemade Pizza Dough

Sometimes it’s the simplest things that taste the best! This weekend I set out to make the simplest of pizzas using fresh ingredients and made almost completely from scratch.  I say “almost” because I didn’t make the mozzarella…this time. I started by making the pizza sauce from fresh tomatoes, garlic and onions, slowly roasted on the grill and then made into a sauce that was reduced on the stove top until it was thick and rich.  Then I made the dough by hand, with soft, fluffy “00” pizza flour–you can find this at your local Italian import store or online.  We order our 00 flour from Giusto’s Vita-Grain, but all-purpose flour will also work. To top it off, a simple combination of fresh sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, grated parmesan and fresh basil.  Delicious and oh, so simple! I’ll start first with the dough.  Pizza dough from scratch tastes better and is easier to work with than any store-bought pizza dough!   This recipe is adapted from the recipe right on the back of the Giusto’s bag. …