Elm Street Bakery Margherita Pizza

Directions

Make the pizza dough:
• Mixing takes about 15 minutes for proper gluten development.
• Allow three hours for the dough to rest in your fridge, stretching and folding every hour.
• After three hours, divide the dough into 300 gram portions and shape into smooth dough balls.
• Allow at least another 2-3 hours to proof on your counter before stretching into pizza.
• Spread tomato sauce on stretched dough.
• Spread fresh mozzarella on dough.
• Bake at 500 degrees on a pizza stone for anywhere between 5-15 minutes keeping a very close eye. You might need to turn the dough once in your oven. If you own a wood fire pizza oven it should take 3-5 minutes if not less.
• Garnish with fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil, and flaky salt. Serve.