Grandma Pie

The Sauce:

• 1 28 ounce can San Marzano tomatoes
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp dry oregano
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 5 fresh basil leaves.

Put all this into a blender and pulse untill smooth. We don’t cook the sauce or heat the sauce, we use it at room temperature only.

Then you will need the following:

• Pizza dough
• Mozzarella sliced thin and it should be at room temperature.
• Grated pecorino Romano cheese
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• A heavy sheet pan

Making The Grandma Pie:

1. Put the olive oil in a sheet pan and spread to the ends and up the sides of the pan.
2. Place the dough into the pan and spread all the way to the sides. If the dough resists let it sit in the pan for a couple minutes and continue.
3. Once it it stretched to the sides, cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes to rise.
4. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
5. First place the sliced mozzarella on the pizza that’s a Grandma Pie, then top with your sauce and sprinkle a good amount of pecorino Romano cheese.
6. Place into the oven for 20-30 minutes or until done.

Once you make this pizza you will probably never order one out.

– Daniel Mancini