Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Easy Peasy Homemade Pizza

This pizza crust is just self-rising flour and plain yogurt. It's super easy, healthy, and a good source of high quality protein. It's also very filling.

Ingredients
2 cups self rising flour
1- 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt, greek or regular

Toppings
Cheese!
Tomato sauce or pesto
veggie or meat toppings

Instructions
 Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease and then flour a baking sheet, shaking off the excess flour.
 In a large bowl, mix 1 cup flour and 1 cup yogurt, with a sturdy spoon. The mixture may be sticky and paste-like, and that is OK. Add more flour, a tablespoon or two at a time, mixing thoroughly in between, until dough-like and not sticky anymore. 
 On a floured work surface, roll out the dough to 1/4" thick, thinner if desired. Transfer the dough to the baking sheet, and pre-bake in the oven for 15 minutes, until the crust begins to feel firm in the middle. 
 Remove the pre-baked crust from the oven, and then top it with your desired sauces and toppings. I find this dough also makes a great cheesy-garlic flatbread. Return to the oven, and bake until the cheese starts to look toasty. Enjoy!
 The picture to the right is a pizza I made using whole wheat flour that I added 1 1/4 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt to to make it self-rising. I used greek yogurt, and topped it with half pesto and half tomato sauce. A beautiful curly haired friend chopped some mushroom and broccoli for on top.

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