Clean Eating Pizza Dough
(Makes enough for 1 large pizza)
Ingredients
1 tbsp. agave or honey
1 cup warm water
1 package active dry yeast
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
2 cups oat flour
4 tsp. vital wheat gluten
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. olive oil
Directions:
Step 1 – Mix your agave and warm water together. dissolve the agave completely. Then add the yeast and let it sit (do not move the bowl or stir). It should foam.
Step 2 – While all this is taking place, mix all your dry ingredients in a bowl.
Step 3 – Once you have a nice bowl of foam, pour it into the flour mixture and stir until just blended. Add 1 tbsp. olive oil and blend again. Knead a little with your hands to get everything blended.
Step 4 – Coat the base of a bowl with 1 tbsp. of olive oil. Then, roll your ball of dough around in it to coat the surface. Cover the bowl securely with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 1 hour.
Step 5 – If your dough is very wet, add 1/4 cup extra oat flour while you knead a second time. Mold the dough into a ball once more and let it rise for another half hour (or you can divide it into 6 small pieces that you can roll out into individual pizza crusts that are about 8 inches in diameter - double the batch for a bigger or hungrier family).
Step 6 - Roll the dough with a rolling-pin to about 1/4 inch thickness. Form to your pizza pan or a cookie sheet (or individual size), and let rise for another 20-30 minutes (covered with plastic wrap).
NOTE: For individual pizzas...bake them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet (2 crusts per sheet).
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Step 7 - Pre-bake just your crust(s) about 5 minutes
Step 8 - Pull the crusts out of the oven and allow to cool while you get all the toppings ready. Once the crusts are ready and the toppings are all set up, proceed to build your pizza. Bake for about 10-15 minutes (depending on your oven). Let them cool slightly before eating.
Recipe provided by The Gracious Pantry
