Pizza -Favorite Food and How I Use It -#L&SR #WednesdayBlogChallenge 7-31-19
Welcome to L&SR’s #Wednesday’s Blog Challenge Favorite Food and How I use it. First let me say that Pizza is my very favorite food group. LOL Due to health issues, Pizza was scratched from my allowed diet. No way I could live with that. Sooo… One of my author friends, Peggy Jaeger, came to the rescue with a yummy Whole Wheat Pizza Crust recipe. Thought I’d share it with you.
INGREDIENTS:
2 1/4 teaspoons (one 1/4 ounce package) active dry yeast
1 cup warm water (110- 120 degrees)
2 teaspoons sugar, divided
2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour, plus more for dusting
3/4 teaspoons salt
1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
DIRECTIONS:
In a small bowl combine yeast, water and 1 teaspoon sugar; Let sit for five minutes.
In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine 2 cups flour, salt and remaining teaspoon sugar. Make a well in the center. Add yeast mixture and olive oil.
Stir with a wooden spoon or the paddle attachment until the dough just comes together. Knead, either by hand or in a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, for about 5 minutes (2-3 minutes if using a stand mixer). As you knead, add remaining 1/4 cup flour in small increments, just until dough is no longer sticky. (You may not need to add the full 1/4 cup)
Shape dough into a ball. Place in a lightly greased bowl, turn once to coat, and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature until doubled, about 1 hour (up to 2 hours).
Punch down risen dough and place on a lightly floured surface. Shape dough into a ball. Either wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate/freeze for later use, or bake right away.
To bake, preheat oven to 475 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to desired crust thickness and place on a pizza stone or baking sheet. Add your desired sauce and toppings. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted. Let rest for about 5 minutes before slicing.
At least with this crust and a few less toppings, I can have my beloved pizza at least twice a month. Yippee.
Well there you have it My Favorite Food and How I Use It plus the recipe. Do you have a favorite food or recipe? List them in the comments. Alas, I need to get back to my WIP, so let’s see what the other authors in this blog challenge claim as their Favorite food and what recipes they have shared: L&SR
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Posted in My Say What Blog and tagged #L&SR #WednesdayBlogChallenge 7-31-19, Tena Stetler, Whole Wheat Pizza Crust by Tena Stetler with 4 comments.
This pizza recipe sounds amazing! I’m glad you were able to figure out a way to keep eating it occasionally.
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Yep, can’t live without pizza!LOL Thanks for stopping by!
I love pizza! And nothing beats fresh dough either. Also, happy you found something that works with your health issues as well. My husband is diabetic and has to watch his carb intake so pizza doesn’t happen often in our house, but when it does, we go all out.
I’m with you… I love my pizza (even though I try to moderate my eating of it). I’ll have to try this recipe! My post is here.