Make your own Pizza - superfood style

This is such a fun activity for everyone involved. Once the dough is made, you can let everyone design their own pizza!

Pizza DoughMakes four 8- to 10-inch pizzas (each ball serves 1 to 2 people, we usually do one per person)

Ingredients -

• ¼ cup whole wheat flour
• 3½ cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for rolling
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 2/3 cups lukewarm water
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons active-dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
  

Directions

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Place the flours and salt in a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. (Or knead by hand. I have done both and its simple to do by hand but easier to do in the Kitchen Aid.)
• Combine the water, sugar and yeast in a separate small bowl and let sit for five minutes until the mixture bubbles slightly. Add the olive oil and stir.
• With the mixer on low, gradually add the oil-water mixture into the bowl. Knead until the dough is firm and smooth, under 10 minutes. The dough will be very wet and sort of difficult to work with. I liberally coat my hands with flour before attempting to remove
• Divide the dough into four balls, about 7½ ounces each. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. (Be sure to oil the parchment paper.) Place two balls on a sheet. Lightly rub the balls with olive oil, then cover loosely with plastic wrap. The dough is very sticky and wet, so, be sure to coat the balls or the plastic with oil (or you can use cooking spray if you don't want the oil). Let the balls rise in a warm spot until they have doubled in bulk, about two hours.
• Liberally (you need to have a lot down) coat your counter with flour and take each dough ball and roll out to desired consistency. I LOVE thin crust pizza, so I choose to roll out really thin. (I don't get too caught up with the shape, I let the pizza take whatever shape it wants).
• Place on a foil lined (oiled or cooking sprayed) baking sheet.
• Choose your favorite toppings (see below for topping suggestions)
• Bake for aprox 10 minutes (until crust is slightly golden brown)
• ENJOY!!!!

Superfood Topping Suggestions

• Lean Meat Lovers - pizza sauce, turkey pepperoni, turkey bacon, chicken/turkey sausage, basil, mozzarela
• Super Green- pizza sauce, spinach (pre-cooked), sun dried tomatoes, goat cheese
• Medditerian - pizza sauce, chopped olives, sun dried tomatoes, feta cheese
• Margareta - pizza sauce, sliced tomatoes, basil, mozzarela

This meal is super easy, its great for everyone eating to participate in the meal once the dough is done!

Note: This dough freezes beautifully. After the initial rise, punch down the dough, wrap it in plastic and place in a Ziplock bag. Freeze for several months. When ready to use, let sit at room temperature for about an hour, then proceed with rolling/topping/baking.