Wholesome Pizza with Whole Wheat and Flax Seed Crust

By Crafty Fork • January 6, 2012 • 0 Comments

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Serves 3-6 people, depending on appetite

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough with Flax Seed

3/4cups warm water1-2tablespoon honey or sugar

2 plus 1/4 teaspoons yeast (regular or rapid rise)3/4cups unbleached bread flour

3/4cups stone-ground wheat flour1/4cup flax seeds

1/2teaspoon sea saltpinches garlic powder (optional)

2tablespoons olive oilolive oil for coating dough ballvegetable shortening to grease pan

Basic Healthy Pizza Toppings

14.5ounces can of diced tomatoes, drained6-8ounces shredded cheese, I use a blend (mozzarella,

parmesan, romano, asiago, provolone)4fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped, or 1/2 t dried basic or

oreganopinches red pepper flakes (optional)

1. In glass measuring cup or small bowl, combine warm water and honey or sugar. Add yeast and stir. Let mixture proof while preparing dry ingredients, or for at least 5 minutes. Add more honey or sugar if you want a faster rise on your dough.

2. In large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. Pour yeast mixture into dry ingredients, and add 2 T olive oil (or pour f/ bottle counting to 3, not exact science here). Mix with fork until ball forms, adding flour by small handful until dough is not sticky (I also scrape sides of the bowl w/ a rubber spatula). Use hands to knead well. Pour a little olive oil on dough ball and roll around to lightly coat dough. Cover bowl loosely with cloth napkin, towel, or plastic wrap and let set in warm area for an hour or until doubled in size.

3. Preheat oven to 425 – 450 degrees (depends on your oven). My oven browns the pizza best at 435 degrees.

4. Coat pizza pan/cookie sheet with vegetable shortening. You can get organic, non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening at most health-food stores, or you can use Crisco.

5. When the dough has doubled in size you can just dump it onto your pan and use clean, dry hands to spread into shape. Spread tomatoes evenly. Sprinkle basil or oregano over tomatoes, and red pepper flakes if you like them. Top with cheese as you desire, more or less than I suggest is fine.

6. Bake in middle of oven for 18 mins or so. I usually start it at 15 and keep checking after that. Pizza is done when it smells delicious and looks right to you.

Let the pizza rest in the pan for at least five minutes before manhandling it. When you’re ready to cut, the pizza should slide very easily onto a large cutting board (use a spatula for assistance). Cut into 8 slices. Serves up to 5 (but usually serves 4).