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Homemade pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and basil.

Homemade pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and basil.

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A homemade pizza dough, thinly spread and topped with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil, baked for ten minutes in a very hot oven.

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Recipe from JopkeB, Erik Baas, Koos Jol and 15 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This homemade pizza features a dough made with fresh yeast, which is kneaded and then rolled out thinly. It is simply topped with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil before being baked quickly in a very hot oven.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting1 hr 15 min
  • Total1 hr 55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$2.79 $1.40 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.46
  • $0.20
  • $0.27
  • $0.08
  • $0.01
  • $0.34
  • $1.33
  • $0.10

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Sift the flour and mix it with the yeast, salt, and, if desired, sugar. ≈ 4 min
  2. Dig a hole in the flour and pour in the water and oil paint. Mix until you have a paste. ≈ 4 min
  3. Knead the dough for about 15 minutes, until it is firm and elastic.
  4. Allow to rise for at least 1 hour.
  5. Re-knead the dough. ≈ 10 min
  6. Let it rise for at least another 15 minutes.
  7. Spread the dough to a thickness of about 3 mm. ≈ 4 min
  8. Garnish with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil. ≈ 10 min
  9. Preheat the oven to approximately 250 °C (482 °F) and bake the pizza for 10 minutes on the top rack of the oven.

The bill

Homemade pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and basil.

  • 350 g of flour$0.46
  • 25 g of fresh yeast (or the equivalent amount of dry yeast)$0.20
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil$0.27
  • 2 tablespoons of salt$0.08
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar, optional, for a crispier dough$0.01
  • tomato$0.34
  • mozzarella$1.33
  • Basil$0.10

Total$2.79

that's $1.40 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 200 ml of water
  • 350 g of flour
  • 25 g of fresh yeast (or the equivalent amount of dry yeast)
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons of salt
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar, optional, for a crispier dough
  • tomato
  • mozzarella
  • Basil

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