This story has become almost legendary. The summer of 1889, King Umberto I and Queen Margherita stay in Naples, in the palace of Capodimonte. The queen was intrigued by the pizza, which had never tasted before but he had heard, sent to court one of the most famous pizza of time, which, accompanied by his wife, she made a pizza with pork fat, cheese and basil with a garlic , oil and tomato and one with mozzarella, tomato and basil, that is, with the colors of the Italian flag, which appealed particularly to the queen. And then the pizza which, Don Raphael, decided to give the name Margaret. But this kind of pizza was not invented for the occasion, as is often heard to say, already existed, so that was especially loved by another queen, Maria Carolina Bourbon.
Recipe
Some tricks to in choosing main ingredients: flour most suitable type is double zero, because it is more workable and the dough is more soft and elastic. Water must have a constant temperature of between 6 and 12 Celsius. The oil should be added toward the end, when the dough is almost ready. The secret to good pizza is the high temperature cooking.
Necessary ingredients for the dough:
- 1 kg of flour
- A packet of yeast
- 500 ml lukewarm water
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
Place the flour on a wooden table or on a marble top and add water a little at a time, the yeast and other ingredients. Work the dough with your hands until it reaches a soft consistency and elastic. Form a ball uniform, flour, cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise until it doubles in volume (about 2-3 hours). Then Flour the work surface, roll out the dough and crush with a rolling pin, giving the shape you want, round or rectangular, often no more than half a centimeter. Prick the surface slightly before baking. In the oven of the house, which does not reach high temperatures, requires a pizza cook from 20 to 30 minutes at a temperature of 250 degrees. At a temperature of 300-350 degrees instead arrive in 10 minutes of cooking. It is better to cook with just tomato for the first 15 minutes and then add the mozzarella and other ingredients to taste.