Whole Wheat Margherita Pizza

Whole Wheat Margherita Pizza

Serves: 4

Serving Suggestion: Serve Hot 

Tools:

1 Large Pot/Bowl

1 Pizza Tray OR Flat Baking Tray (lined with foil)

Rolling Pin

2 Tsp Oil – For greasing the Pot/Bowl

Pizza Slicer

Wet Cloth – For covering dough

Ingredients:

For Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Base:

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

1½  Cup Whole Wheat Flour

1 Cup All Purpose Flour

1 Packet Dry Active Yeast (Approx 1½  Tsp in each bag)

1 Tsp Honey

1¼  Cup Warm Water

1 Tsp Salt

1 Tbsp Olive Oil

For Margherita Pizza Topping:

2 Tsp Olive Oil

½ Tsp Garlic Powder

½ Cup Fresh Mozzarella Cheese

2 Tbsp Parmesan Cheese

2 Tbsp Tomato Ketchup

2 Large Tomato – Cut into rings

5-6 Fresh Basil Leaves

1 Tsp Salt

Method:

Prep Work: Preheat Oven at 425f (232C) 

1. Mix whole wheat flour with all-purpose flour and keep aside.
2. In a large pot, combine yeast , honey, 4 tsp warm water and set aside for 10 min. (This step is very important as yeast forms quickly in warm sweet water)
3. Add salt, oil, rest of warm water, 1 cup of flour and mix lightly. (Make sure to knead lightly as putting too much pressure will flatten/harden the pizza base when baked)
4. Add rest of the flour and make into loose dough.
5. Grease a pot, put the dough, cover with wet cloth & keep for 1hr.
6. Dough double in size, turn on board, cut in 4 balls, put wet cloth and keep in warm place for 40 min.
7. The dough balls will rise further,  roll each of them into round pizza base.
8. Now apply olive oil on each pizza base followed by ketchup sauce.
9. Place Tomato rings on each pizza base, sprinkle cheeses, basil leaves, garlic powder and salt.
10. Place 2 pizza on each tray (Lined with aluminum foil).
11. Put tray in bottom of the oven bake in 450degree for 5 min and then shift to middle rack for 5-6 min.
12. Take out the pizza, run a pizza slicer to cut into desired slices and Serve Hot.