Yes! You can have pizza — just be sure it has whole wheat and no dairy. What a great vehicle for veggies!
Ingredients:
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 package active dry yeast
¾ tsp salt
1 cup hot water (hot to touch)
1 Tbsp canola oil
2 tsp agave nectar
Instructions:
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
- In large mixing bowl, combine whole wheat flour, yeast and salt.
- Blend in water, oil and agave.
- Stir by hand vigorously until all ingredients are well mixed (~about 3 minutes).
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for ~10-15 minutes in a warm, dry location.
- Place dough in a lightly greased 12- 14 inch pizza pan. Press dough to cover bottom of pan and up sides to form a rim.
- Bake for 10 minutes until cooked, but not brown.
Autumn Flatbread (tops the reicpe above):
Ingredients:
1 medium
butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 bunch kale,
rinsed and cut into 2-inch ribbons
4 small red
onions, quartered (or 1/2 a large red onion, sliced)
3 garlic cloves,
sliced
2 cups shredded
mozzarella cheese-alternative (try dayia!)
3 sprigs thyme
4 Tbs. extra
virgin olive oil, divided
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400.
- On a rimmed baking sheet, toss squash and red
onions with 2 Tbs. oil, the thyme and a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast 30
minutes, checking at 20 and tossing. - While squash and onions are baking, heat 2
Tbs. oil over medium in a skillet. Add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add
kale and sauté 2 minutes, until slightly softened. Remove from heat. - Brush each prepared crust with a Tbs oil,
followed by a cup of shredded cheese alternative. Top with sautéed kale and the
roasted squash/onion mixture. - Bake for 10 minutes.
- Top with Almosan-cheese (see recipe) and
enjoy once cooled.
Cheezy Sprinkle
Use in place of Parmesan or Romano cheese
Ingredients:
¼ cup nutritional yeast
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
½
tsp sea salt
½ cup almonds (optional)
Instructions:
- Put
all ingredients into food processor and process into a fine powder. - If
using almonds, mixture will keep in your refrigerator for at least 1
month. Without almonds, mixture is
shelf-stable.
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