Pizza!

Who doesn’t like pizza? Oh nevermind, I know a few people out there don’t care for it… but around here, we enjoy the Italian pie about once every 2 weeks.

I had to discover a good whole-wheat pizza crust recipe.  You just can’t buy a better pizza crust than one made at home from fresh ingredients!

A little tip I found from a friend: add dried herbs to the sugar before adding the warm water - it will help them rehydrate and add more flavor to your pizza crust.

As for the “cheese” we have found that the rice cheese doesn’t melt super well, but it does have great flavor. The soy based veggie cheese does very well at melting - so if you like do a mixture of the two. We have also been known to dab a little vegan cream cheese or sour cream in with our toppings - super yummy stuff!

Whole Wheat Pizza Crust

1tsp sugar; 1.5 cup warm water (110 degrees); 1 tbsp yeast; 1 thsp olive oil; 2 cups Soft White flour; 1.5 cups Hard Red flour; 1tsp salt

In large bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water. Sprinkle yeast on top, let stand 10 minutes until foamy.

Stir in olive oil and salt, and the 2 cups flour. Add the Hard Red wheat flour a little at a time until dough comes together. Knead on flourered surface 10 minutes. Place dough in an oiled bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.

Oil your pizza pan, and flatten the dough on the pan, let rise 30 min. Prebake crust 10 minutes, then add your sauce and favorite toppings.

Bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.