Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Whole Wheat Pizza Crust


I'm on a Wheat kick if you hadn't noticed.  Well, what can I say, I have wheat storage galore and with a mill now to grind it, I'm trying every wheat recipe I can get my hands on. It's winter and the weather has been so dreary! A good time to bake. This recipe is a winner, simple and easy and it tastes good too.


Ingredients:
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 package active dry yeast/instant yeast
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot tap water (120 - 125°F)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon honey or granulated sugar

Description: NOTE: To obtain optimum health benefits, rising and baking times may be extended.
Directions: Preheat oven to 425°F

To prepare pizza dough, stir whole wheat flour; lightly spoon into a measuring cup and level flour.

In large mixing bowl, combine whole wheat flour, yeast and salt. Blend in water, oil and honey or sugar. Stir by hand vigorously until all ingredients are well mixed; about 3 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise to desired size.

Place dough in greased 15 x 10 x 1-inch jelly-roll pan or 12 to 14-inch pizza pan. Press dough to cover bottom of pan and up sides to form a rim.
Add pizza sauce of your choice and your favorite pizza toppings; bake in oven 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and toppings are done.
Servings: Provides 8 servings
Calories/Serving: 146 calories/slice of crust only
Nutrition: One slice of crust only provides approximately: 146 calories, 5 g protein, 27 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 2 g fat (0 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 37 mcg folate, 2 mg iron and 219 mg sodium.

2 comments:

jamck said...

You should use this as the flat bread for Olive Garden's Cabrese Flat Bread - http://restaurantrecipesbook.com/olive-garden-cabrese-flatbread-recipe/

After it has risen once, break into 3 or 4 (or even 6 pieces), knead into little balls. Cover with a moist towel and allow them to 'relax' for 30 minutes. Then make individual crusts - flatten so they're about 1/4 inch thick (or maybe a little smaller). Then follow the instruction on the website.

I halved the Olive Garden Recipe and made 6 personal pizzas (each of the last 3 weekends - 3 different sets of friends and everyone loves it!)

Mother Bird said...

Wow, that sounds really yummy! I'm going to give it a try! I love people who share, Thanks :)