Living in a town where organic food is rarely offered up at the local pizzeria, or from the local anywhere for that matter, it is nice to find ways to enjoy our favorite foods without all of the pesticides. It also helps for those looking to reduce the amount of meat that they consume. In fact making your own pizza is a wonderful step towards taking control of your diet, and your life.
Making pizza is inexpensive, easy, and fun, so give it a shot already!
Makes one Pizza
Dough:
- .25oz packet of Bob's Red Mill - Active Dry Yeast
- ¼ tsp. granulated sugar
- 1 ¾ cups of Gold Medal Organic All Purpose Flour
- ½ tsp. salt
Pizza Sauce:
- 1 8oz can of organic tomato sauce
- 3 tbsp. Italian seasoning (the seasoning is to taste, try 2 and then add)
- Mix the tomato sauce and seasonings together for awesome pizza sauce. You can also use tomato paste for a brighter flavor.
Toppings
- Shredded cheese of your choice, I like to use an 80% organic mozzarella, 20% organic mild cheddar mix.
- Top the pizza with whatever you like.
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 500 degrees
- Dissolve yeast and sugar in water, let stand for 8 minutes
- In a separate bowl combine the flour and salt.
- Combine yeast mixture with flour mixture and stir well. (A heavy spoon is helpful, but not necessary.)
- Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for 2 minutes
- Roll the dough from the center out forming a rectangle that will fill the base of your cookie sheet. You can make your pizza circular if you prefer, but I have found that it is much easier to make a square pizza.
- Lightly grease your cookie sheet and coat with a thin layer of organic corn meal.
- Lay your dough in the pan and stretch to the edges if needed. If your dough overlaps the cookie sheet simply trim the excess with a small knife.
- Spread the sauce over the crust and top with cheese. Add whatever toppings you desire.
- Bake pizza for 8-12 minutes, or until edges are golden.
Suggestions:
BBQ Chicken Pizza
- 1 breast of organic free range chicken
- Shredded cheese of your choice, I like to use an 80% organic mozzarella, 20% organic mild cheddar mix.
- 4 to 5oz of your favorite organic BBQ sauce
- 1 cup organic cilantro
- ½ of an organic purple onion
Directions:
- Grill the chicken breast with salt and pepper then chop onto small bite size pieces.
- Spread the BBQ sauce over pizza crust
- Sprinkle cilantro over sauce
- Sprinkle cheese mixture
- Add chicken and onions
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until crust is golden
