Ingredients:
• For whole Wheat pizza dough:
• 1 tsp – granulated Sugar
• 8 fl oz. – warm water
• 1 packet – active Dry yeast or 1 tbsp./15 ml 8 oz. – plain, strong flour
• 8 oz. – whole Wheat floor
• 1 tsp – salt to taste
• 2 tbsp – vegetable oil
• For pizza toppings:
• 8 fl oz. – Tomato sauce or chopped Tomatoes
• 1 tbsp – garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tsp – oil
• 3 – onion, sliced
• 8 oz – mushroom, sliced
• 1/4 cup – cooked Chicken pieces
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1 lb – Broccoli
• 1 lb – grated mozzarella cheese
Method:
- In large mixing bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water.
- Sprinkle yeast over water and let it stand for 10 minutes or until foamy.
- Meanwhile, combine flours and salt.
- Stir oil into foamy yeast mixture.
- Stir in about half the flour mixture.
- Add more flour, mix it until dough can be gathered into a slightly sticky ball. (you may need a little more or less than 1 lb/450 g of flour)
- On lightly flatten surface, knead dough for about 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
- Add more flour as necessary, to prevent dough from sticking to work surface.
- Cut dough in half, cover with grease-proof paper and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Use a rolling pin to roll each piece of dough into a 12 inch/30 cm circle, about 1/4 inch/5 mm thick.
- Transfer rounds to 2 lightly oiled pizza pans or baking sheets.
- Carefully, using fingers, stretch dough into large circles.
- Let dough rise for about 15 minutes before adding toppings.
- For a thicker crust, let dough rise for 30 minutes.
- Add toppings just before baking.
- Makes 12 inch/30 cm pizza rounds.
- For pizza dough:
- In small bowl, combine tomato sauce, garlic, oregano and basil.
- Stir to mix.
- In a heavy frying pan, heat oil over medium heat.
- Add onions and cook over medium to low heat, stirring until tender for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and cook over medium heat, stirring or shaking pan until mushrooms color changes to brown and liquid has evaporated.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
- In a large pot of boiling water, cook broccoli for 2 minutes or until bright green.
- Drain and cool under cold running water to prevent from losing green color.
- Drain and cool under cold running water to prevent any further cooking.
- Drain again and set aside.
- Spread tomato with mushroom, chicken pieces and onion mixture.
- Sprinkle with grated cheese.
- Bake in 425 degrees C oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until crust is browned and top is bubbly.
- This makes 2 pizzas.