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2002/11/27, 07:06 PM
warning, this will be lengthy
Here's my recipe for pizza. You must not use a metal bowl or spoon. Try glass and wood. I know there's stuff like some white flour, oil, and a whole egg. Bread does not exist without these ingredients. It must have some percentage of white flour or you will bake something that resembles stonehenge. If you roll a very thin crust (this makes 3-4) the carbs will still be quite low, and the oil and egg divided that much is almost nothing. I've modified this as much as possible, it can be changed no more. Trust me. Enjoy.
2 cups whole wheat or multi-grain flour
2 cups unbleached white flour
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
one egg
1/2 cup white sugar or honey
1/2 tsp table salt
2 tbsp active instant yeast (try fleishmans/fermipan)
1 1/2 cups warm (not hot!) water
Mix one cup of each flour; add salt, sugar (or honey) and yeast. Stir in water then oil. Egg last-if the water is too warm you will have a gross omelette! You should have a paste. Slowly add remaining flours until you have a pliable dough. You may need a little more flour if you use honey or an extra large egg. Turn only the light on the the oven. Knead the dough until it is soft and elastic. (push it around on a floured table with your hands. Lightly flour it (use only white flour from here on) and put it in a bowl covered by a towel. Stick it in the oven for 20 minutes. Take it out and punch all the air out. Put it back in the oven for 20 more minutes. Take it out, punch it down, and divide it by 4. Roll/stretch it to fit a 12" non-stick pizza pan, or one sprayed with non-stick stuff. Add toppings, wait ten minutes, then bake for 25-30 minutes at 350. The crust will be quite thin and crispy. If you want it really crispy, brush the edges with egg white 10 minutes before it's done baking.
I use plain old red pasta sauce, and every kind of veggie is good. Marinate your chicken or turkey overnight before it you like meat on your pizza. If you want ground beef, get the deli to grind super lean round steak ect. rather than buying ground beef. Most delis carry a very lean turkey or chicken sausage. Don't use mozzarella. It's full of fat, and you need lots before you can taste it. Try provolone, it's much less fatty and tastes better too. If you like feta, skip the other cheese and sprinkle on a 1/4 cup of crumbled feta when you take it out of the oven.
Just a hint for those who won't finish 4 pizzas, they can be frozen uncooked once they're topped for about six weeks, but you have to cook them directly from frozen, allow an extra 10 minutes in the oven. This really does taste fantastic, and will fit into most diet plans. By the way, I don't like the word diet. I prefer nutrition. Enjoy.
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