Grandma-Style Pizza

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Alfia Muzio

Makes 1 pie

Source

Ingredients

One 28-oz. can whole peeled tomatoes

2 anchovies

2 garlic cloves

6 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup basil leaves

Salt

Pepper

12 ounces fresh mozzarella, grated

Grandma-Style Pizza Dough

Method

Drain one 28-oz. can whole peeled tomatoes and pulse tomatoes with 2 anchovies, 2 garlic cloves, 6 tablespoons olive oil, and 1/4 cup basil leaves in a food processor or blender until mostly smooth (some texture is okay); season with salt and pepper.

A classic Grandma-just sauce and mozzarella-flips the usual script: Add cheese before sauce. Master this basic pie and you're ready to improvise (see below for ideas).

Place a rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 525° or as high as oven will go.

Once Grandma-Style Pizza Dough has risen on baking sheet, top with 12 ounces fresh mozzarella, grated, and dot pie with 1 1/2 cups Fresh Tomato Pizza Sauce. Bake pie until golden brown and crisp on bottom and sides, 20-30 minutes.