Tuesday, March 9, 2010

PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA

Ever have those days where you just don't want to be healthy?? Don't lie I know you do. You want to go and eat a big mac or a pizza. Well here's what you do. you make a healthy pizza and here's how you do it.
To make the dough.... (if you don't want to use wholemeal flour you can use regular plain flour but i felt healthier having used wholemeal)
1 teaspoon of dry yeast

1 teaspoon caster sugar
1 cup of warm water
2.5 cups of wholemeal plain flour
1 teaspoon of sea salt flakes
1 teaspoon of olive oil
Mix the yeast, sugar and water in a bowl. Set aside for 5 mins or until bubbles start to appear on th
e surface.
Place the flour, salt, and olive oil in a bowl and make a well in the center. Add the yeast mix and mix together with well floured hands to form a dough.

Kneed the dough on a lightly floured surface for 3-4mins or until smooth and elastic. Divide the dough into equal size balls ( i divided mine into 3 bases but you can make any size you desire). Once in balls place on a lightly floured tray under a clean, damp cloth and set aside in a warm place for 30mins (they should double in size).
Then roll the balls out on a f
loured surface to the size and shape you want.
Then for the topping its really up to you.. Start by spreading a generous amount of tomato paste to the top. If you want to go really healthy use minimal cheese and if you really want you could use light cheese but i went for a mixture of Parmesan and mozzarella.
As well as the cheese i used marinated artichokes, olives, Roma cherry tomatoes and added a little sea salt to the top. Drizzle a little bit of olive oil over the top.

Then its into a hot oven at 220 degrees . Keep an eye on it and you'll know when its reached perfection. I had mine in for about 20 mins.Be sure to add some fresh basil to the top before serving.
You really can have fun with pi
zza and put whatever your heart desires on top. try things like prosciutto, butternut pumpkin (roasted first), chilli, pesto, pine nuts, and just about anything else you can think of.




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