What's better than a recipe of the week?

How about TWO recipes!!! Being that I am from New York, pizza was a more than a meal... it was like a day of the week. What day is it? PIZZA DAY!!! Unfortunately, pizza is LOADED with tons of calories, fat, and unhealthy carbs. I have found an amazing recipe on how you can have pizza and make it a lot less unhealthy than pizza delivery or that frozen cardboard stuff that some people call pizza. Check it out!

What you'll need

Ingredients

Whole Wheat Flour 3 Cups

Active Dry Yeast 1 Package (found in the baking section)

Olive Oil 2 Tablespoons

Sugar 1 Tablespoon

Salt 1 teaspoon

Very Warm Water 1 & 1/4 Cups

Yields: 4 - 8 pizza crusts (depending on how thick you like your crust)

Directions

1. Combine the water, sugar and yeast in a large mixing bowl and stir to dissolve. Stir in half of the flour and let sit for 10 - 20 minutes (the longer the better).

2. Stir in the salt and the remaining flour until you get a kneadable dough. It may get a little sticky at first and require a little elbow grease, but bear with it for a minute or so and your ball of dough will appear.

3. Sprinkle a little flour on a hard surface (so the dough doesn't stick) and knead for about 5 minutes or so or until it gets elastic. Use your hands, knuckles in a rocking and rolling motion to knead it. Have fun with it.

4. Dive the ball into 4 - 8 pieces, shape each piece into a ball, place into individual bowls and cover with a clean damp towel or cloth. Now you need to let it rest and rise. The more you let it rise, the fluffier the pizza crust will be. If you are impatient, leave it for 10 minutes, if not, leave for around an hour.

5. Take one of the balls and put onto a floured flat surface and use your knuckles to rock out the dough to make into a flat crust. If you have a rolling pin, then flour and use that. Once again, you can determine the thickness of the crust. Repeat with other dough balls, or put them in the freezer so you can use at another time.

6. Brush each side of the crust with oil, and place on a baking sheet.

7. Preheat your oven to 500 degrees.

8. Pace your favorite sauce and toppings on your pizza. You can use pre-made tomato sauce, marinara sauce or low sugar BBQ sauce. Throw on some lean protein like chicken and layer with some vegetables and some cheese. The options are endless and you can design it to your liking.

9. Cook at 500 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes or until dough is cooked through and toppings are crispy.

Note: If you are using full fat cheese, only use a little bit and don't overdo it. If you are using low fat cheese make sure you keep an eye on it as it doesn't melt like full fat version and may burn if left in too long.

This recipe is very basic and you can add anything you to want to it. Add garlic powder, herbs and spices to create different types of crusts. You can even use it to make bread, calzones and other healthy baked goods.



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