Healthy Food Recipes

Ingredients :

·         1 1/2 cups warm water (105F)

·         4 1/2 cups flour

·         1 Tbls. olive oil

·         2 1/2 teas. sugar

·         2 1/2 teas. salt

·         1/2 teas. yeast

How To Make :

·         In a large bowl, mix water with sugar and salt until dissolved. Add oil, and then flour. Stir with heavy spoon for 1 minute. Turn out to a floured board and press into a circle (it will be quite dry).

·         Sprinkle yeast evenly over dough and knead for twelve minutes.

·         Divide dough into portions: 6 oz. for Calzones, 10 oz. for 9 inch, 18 oz. for 12 inch, 25 oz. for 15 inch (This recipe makes about 34 oz. Adjust ingredient amounts for your purposes)

·         Shape each portion by sliding your palms across the top portion of dough while curving your fingers inward toward each other and “tucking” the dough into the center. You want a dough ball without visible seams except the bottom.

·         Set formed dough balls on plate, cover with plastic, and allow to proof for 1−2 hours at room temperature to use the same day, or store in refrigerator to use the next day.

·          To stretch dough, place dough ball on lightly floured surface, and lightly flour the top. Use fingertips to evenly flatten out the dough ball. Work from the edges to the center.

·         Place both hands within the shell edge and stretch with fingertips and palms maintaining an even pressure. Or, use a lightly floured rolling pin to stretch to desired shape.

·         Cooking pizzas with this dough should be done on a baking stone. Using a pan will produce a very soft “doughy” crust.

·         The stone in the oven should be preheated to 500F for an hour prior to baking, and should be placed in the middle of the oven. After stretching the dough, liberally sprinkle cornmeal or semolina on pizza peel (a wooden paddle with a handle to slide the pizza in the oven) or a cutting board.

·          The cornmeal allows the pizza to slide onto the stone easily. After topping the pizza, when you are ready to cook it, pick up an edge of the dough and lightly blow air underneath.

·         This will loosen any sticky areas under the dough and redistribute the cornmeal. Shake the peel or cutting board to make sure none of the dough is sticking. Carefully slide the pizza into the oven.

How To Make :

·         1 envelope dry yeast

·         1/4 teaspoon sugar

·         3/4 cup lukewarm water (105 F)

Stir yeast and sugar into water, let sit for 8 minutes or so.

·         In a bowl (or food processor) mix 1 3/4 cups unbleached all−purpose flour or bread flour

·         1/2 teaspoon salt

·         Add the yeast mixture. If using food processor, continue running until dough forms a ball, 10−20 seconds. By hand, mix with a sturdy spoon until ready to knead.

·         On a floured surface turn out dough. Knead dough for 2 minutes or so.

·         If dough is a little sticky, dust your fingers and counter with flour, (but as little as possible).

·         Roll out by hand for a 12″ pizza. Place in lightly oiled pizza pan using your fingertips to press up to the edge and forming a shallow lip. Sauce, cheese, and top with desired ingredients.

·         Bake at 500F in pre−heated oven for 8−12 minutes, the edges will turn a nice golden brown when done. Dough will be firm and crispy, not soggy and soft like many other doughs.

Ingredients :

·         2 Thin Dough 12 inch dough shells

·         2 Tbls. butter, softened

·         1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened

·         1 cup creamy peanut butter, softened

·         1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

·         1 cup milk

·         1 12−oz. package Cool Whip

·         chocolate syrup

How To Make :

·         Preheat oven to 400°F.

·         Brush tops and rims of pizza shells with butter, place in center oven rack and bake 8 minutes. Remove and cool on wire racks.

·         In a large electric mixer bowl, beat cream cheese and peanut butter, then add the powdered sugar in three portions, alternating with the  milk.

·         Fold in thawed Cool Whip, then spread mixture over the cooled pizza crusts. Freeze until firm.

·         Serve pizzas cold, but not frozen. Just before serving, drizzle with chocolate syrup.