To Cook or Not to Cook: Healthy First Pizza

Thursday, January 14, 2010

I make this pizza quite often for little E. He really loves it. It doesn't take long to mix up and the rise time on it is very quick. It makes enough for 4 mini pizzas. So you can freeze some if you want, but the big kids in our house usually find it before I can get it in the freezer.

Healthy First Pizza

3/4 cup white bread flour
3/4 cup whole wheat bread flour
1 tsp active dry yeast
1 TB olive oil
3/4 cup lukewarm water
olive oil for brushing
cornmeal
homemade pizza sauce
1 cup mozzarella cheese
Turkey pepperoni or other toppings your toddler likes

Preheat oven to 425F/220C. Put the flours and yeast into a bowl and add the olive oil and enough water to mix to a soft but not sticky dough. Knead for about 5 minutes, until smooth and elastic. Divide dough into 4 pieces and roll out each piece into a circle about 4 inches/10cm round. Lightly brush a baking sheet with olive oil and sprinkle with cornmeal. Lay the circles on the baking sheet. Brush each pizza crust lightly with olive oil and let rise for about 15 minutes.

Spread a little pizza sauce on each circle and then top with cheese and pepperoni. Bake in oven for 7-10 minutes.