A Hand Crafted Veggie Pizza
Ingredients
- WHOLE WHEAT CRUST
- ¾ CUP WARM WATER (110 DEGREES F)
- 1 ½ TEASPOONS ACTIVE DRY YEAST
- 1 TEASPOON HONEY
- 1 ½ TEASPOONS EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
- 1 ¾ CUPS WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
- 1 TEASPOON CORNMEAL
- TOPPINGS
- ½ CUP MARINARA SAUCE
- 1 CUP SHREDDED REDUCED FAT CHEESE
- 1½ CUPS CHOPPED VEGETABLES (IN COMBINATION) OF YOUR CHOICE (I.E. BELL PEPPERS, ZUCCHINI, SPINACH, BROCCOLI, OR MUSHROOMS)
- ¼ MEDIUM ONION, FINELY CHOPPED
- OPTIONAL: CHOPPED NUTS OR SEEDS (I.E. PEANUTS, CASHEWS, ALMONDS, SESAME SEEDS, CHIA SEEDS)
- SEASON WITH RED OR BLACK PEPPER AS DESIRED
- SEASON WITH FRESH OR CHOPPED HERBS AS DESIRED (I.E. FRESH BASIL, ROSEMARY OR CILANTRO)
Instructions
- TO MAKE THE DOUGH:
- IN A MEDIUM BOWL, STIR TOGETHER THE WATER, YEAST, AND HONEY. LET STAND FOR TEN MINUTES.
- STIR IN THE OLIVE OIL AND FLOUR. TIP THE DOUGH ONTO A LIGHTLY FLOURED SURFACE AND KNEAD FOR TEN MINUTES.
- PLACE THE DOUGH IN AN OILED BOWL, COVER WITH A TOWEL, AND LET IT RISE IN A WARM PLACE FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR.
- ROLL OUT THE DOUGH TO APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
- TO TOP AND BAKE THE PIZZA:
- PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 400ºF.
- PLACE THE PIZZA DOUGH ON A PIZZA STONE OR BAKING SHEET THAT HAS BEEN SPRINKLED WITH CORNMEAL.
- SPREAD MARINARA SAUCE EVENLY OVER THE CRUST. SPRINKLE EVENLY WITH CHEESE. TOP WITH VEGETABLES, ONION, NUTS, SEEDS, SPICES AND HERBS AS DESIRED.
- PLACE THE PIZZA IN THE OVEN AND BAKE FOR 20 TO 25 MINUTES, UNTIL THE CHEESE IS MELTED AND THE VEGETABLES ARE CRISP-TENDER.
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