Margherita Smores Recipes

THE PERFECT MARGARITA

Steps:

• Moisten the rim of a glass with a lime wedge. Sprinkle salt onto a plate. Lightly dip the moistened rim into the salt. Place a large ice cube in the glass and freeze the prepared glass until ready to serve.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with fresh ice. Add tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously until outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

MARGHERITA S'MORES

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to a high heat. Line a baking sheet with parchment and put 8 ritz crackers on top with a slice of mozzarella on each. Grill for 1 min until the cheese starts to melt.
• Top with a sundried tomato and a basil leaf and sandwich another Ritz cracker on top.

SMOKEY MARGARITA

Steps:

• Place tequila, Triple Sec, lime juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker and shake until combined. Serve over ice in a rocks glass and pour mezcal on top; do not stir the mezcal into the drink, as it should "float" on top.

AUTHENTIC PIZZA MARGHERITA

Steps:

• Stir flour and 1 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Set aside.
• Mix water, yeast, and sugar in a large bowl. Let stand until yeast begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
• Stir half the flour mixture into yeast mixture until no dry spots remain. Stir in remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. When dough pulls together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
• Lightly oil a large bowl, then place dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a light cloth and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C)) until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Punch dough down, divide into 4 equal pieces, and form each into a ball.
• Preheat oven with a pizza stone to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
• Stretch out and pat 1 dough ball to form a circle 10 to 12 inches in diameter. Place dough on a lightly floured pizza peel. Top with 1/2 cup of tomato sauce and spread to cover within an inch of the edge of the dough. Arrange 5 slices of mozzarella cheese on top of the tomato sauce, then place 5 basil leaves on top. Drizzle pizza with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt to taste. Repeat for 3 remaining dough balls.
• Slide each pizza onto the pizza stone in the preheated oven. Bake until cheese is bubbly and the underside of the crust is golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes.

FAVORITE S'MORES COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix oats, flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl for 30 seconds. Mix in brown sugar, white sugar, milk, eggs, and vanilla until well blended. Mix in flour mixture until combined. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Slice 13 to 15 marshmallows into thirds. Unwrap 36 to 45 candy kisses. Set remaining marshmallows and candy kisses aside for another use.
• Drop rounded balls of dough onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Remove cookies from the oven and immediately use the back of a spoon to make an indentation in the center of each cookie. Place a marshmallow slice in the indentation and return to the oven until marshmallow is slightly melted, about 1 minute.
• Remove from the oven and push the point of a candy kiss down into each marshmallow. Return to the oven for 1 more minute.
• Cool on the baking sheet for briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.