This one's for you J! Was feeling v. guilty about not posting for almost a week - but tonight's meal was such a delightful surprise, and so very post-worthy. Was craving a yummy pizza (Summerland is bereft of same), so dug up a few ingredients I thought might suffice. I lost my recipe for J's wholewheat pizza dough (d'oh), so found one online and gave it a go. The bran was a welcome addition, because hello, healthy pizza! While the dough didn't exactly double in size after rising, it had expanded enough for me to call it 'Jennifer Love-Hewitt'.
Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
½ cup skim milk, warmed (I used soy milk)
½ cup warm water
1 tbsp active dry yeast
1 ¾ cup whole-wheat flour
½ cup natural bran
Place water into large bowl, sprinkle yeast over top & let stand for about 10 mins or until frothy. (Mine didn't froth, so I started again, to non-frothy results!). Add warm milk.
Meanwhile in separate bowl, combine 1 ½ cups of the flour and bran, plus I added a pinch of sugar and salt.
Add yeast mixture to dry ingredients, combine. Scrape dough onto lightly floured surface and knead dough, adding as much of the remaining flour as necessary to form a soft, slightly sticky dough. Place in a greased bowl and cover. Let stand for 1 hour or until doubled in bulk (the 'Jennifer effect').
While dough is rising, finely chop 2 chorizo sausages, and saute in pan. Half way through the cooking, add about a half a finely chopped red pepper. Drain on paper towel once cooked.
Punch down dough and roll into cookie sheet size. Spray pan with Pam, then sprinkle some cornmeal on top.
Top dough with a slathering of salsa, and some shredded mozza/2 year old aged cheddar combo, and some chopped vine-ripened tomatoes.
Bake in 425°F (220°C) oven on centre rack, for about 15-18 minutes. Remove from oven.
Sprinkle with a bunch of chopped green onion and chopped cilantro and serve. With extra smug.
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