Roman Style Margherita Pizza | Pizza Romana

Written by Michaela

Ciao! It’s pizza time! In Italy there are two styles of pizza, Neopolitan and Roman. The main difference is the crust, Neopolitan having a thick and soft crust verses Roman having a thin and crunchy crust. Since we’re studying Romans this month I thought it only fitting to make Roman style. I kept things simple and made a delicious and easy margherita pizza.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Ingredients:

• pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
• 1 can tomato paste (I used 6 oz.)
• fresh mozzarella (desired amount)
• fresh basil (desired amount)
• 3 tbs. olive oil

Tools:

• pizza stone (or round baking sheet lined with parchment paper)
• rolling pin
• basting brush
• fork and spoon

WHAT TO DO:

1. Preheat oven according to pizza dough instructions and set out ingredients.
2. Roll out dough thin to cover the whole pan.
3. Poke dough all over with fork and brush with olive oil.
4. Spread tomato paste and top with mozzarella and basil* (I used large slices of fresh mozzarella, but I wish I had used smaller pieces so I could spread them out to cover the pizza better).
   *note: basil shrinks a lot when baked so be very generous!*
5. Bake according to pizza dough instructions.

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Roman Style Margherita Pizza | Pizza Romana

In Italy there are two styles of pizza, Neopolitan and Roman. The main difference is the crust, Neopolitan having a thick and soft crust verses Roman having a thin and crunchy crust. Since we’re studying Romans this month I thought it only fitting to make Roman style. I kept things simple and made a delicious and easy margherita pizza.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Author: Michaela - Little Faith Blog

Ingredients

• pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
• 1 can tomato paste (I used 6 oz.)
• fresh mozzarella (desired amount)
• fresh basil (desired amount)
• 1 tbs. olive oil

Tools:

• pizza stone (or round baking sheet lined with parchment paper)
• rolling pin
• basting brush
• fork and spoon

Instructions

• Preheat oven according to pizza dough instructions and set out ingredients.
• Roll out dough thin to cover the whole pan.
• Poke dough all over with fork and brush with olive oil.
• Spread tomato paste and top with mozzarella and basil* (I used large slices of fresh mozzarella, but I wish I had used smaller pieces so I could spread them out to cover the pizza better).

  *note: basil shrinks a lot when baked so be very generous!*
• Bake according to pizza dough instructions.

Notes

godere di (enjoy)