Pizza

My husband introduced me to Pizza Margherita, a deliciously simple pizza that really is made up of crust, sliced fresh tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, and fresh mozzarella cheese. We love it and have started to make all of our pizzas starting off from this very basic idea. Sometimes I add chopped garlic or hamburger. It is really delicious and easy (and the kids LOVE it). Here is my recipe for pizza dough (adapted from a Honey-Whole Wheat pizza dough recipe from Win-Co):

Pizza Dough

2¼ tsp yeast
1 cup warm water
1 Tbsp honey
¼ cup wheat germ
1 tsp salt
2 cups whole wheat flour
½ Tbsp oil
2 Tbsp cornmeal


1. Rinse mixing bowl in warm water (to warm it up). To the warm bowl add water, yeast, and honey. Mix and allow to sit until foamy, about 5 minutes.

2. Add the wheat germ, salt, and flour. Mix the dough in a mixer. Knead the dough for about 9 minutes in the mixer. Cover and let rest for 5-10 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F and prepare pan by coating with oil and sprinkling with cornmeal.

4. Press dough onto prepared pan. Dock with a fork to prevent it from puffing up. Bake for about 2 minutes in hot oven. Add toppings then place back in oven and bake for 10-15 minutes.

Servings 1 pizza (8 slices)
1100 total calories (138 calories per slice)