Pizza Night

Tonight I made pizza for dinner. I love making pizza from scratch. It is so much healthier and really is simple. I changed up the recipe for the dough tonight by replacing some of the olive oil with coconut oil. I also added 1 Tbsp of ground flax seed. This didn't really change the flavor but made the texture a little better and added more nutrients! I mess around with toppings. The kids love turkey pepperoni and cheese. I usually try to add more veggies on mine than cheese but tonight went with a more "authentic" pizza using ricotta cheese and fresh chopped basil. It was so good! Try this one.

Pizza Dough

1 Cup warm water
1 1/2 tsp yeast
1 Tbsp honey
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp olive oil
3 cups flour (1 1/2 cups all purpose unbleached & 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour)

Sauce

1 15oz. can tomato sauce
Seasonings (Italian seasoning, garlic powder, fresh herbs) to taste

Combine water and yeast in mixer and let rest 5 minutes. Add honey, salt and oil. Slowly mix in flour (and flax, if using). Let rise in warm place for 45 minutes to an hour. Preheat oven to 450°. Roll out dough to desired size. I make individual pizzas and it makes about 5- 7" pizzas. Prick dough with fork. Place on greased sheet and bake on bottom rack for 4 minutes. Top with sauce and desired toppings. Return to the oven for an additional 3-4 minutes or until cheese melts. Enjoy!!