Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

I've told you about our weekend ritual of having pizza on one of the weekend nights. It's something my kids look forward to every week and it provides us all with some much needed downtime. Though I love the Cauliflower Pizza Crust, changing things up is a good thing too. That's why I'm so happy I stumbled across this whole wheat pizza dough. It's amazing and sooooo filling. It's my go-to pizza dough and my kids love it too!

*As you're making this, keep in mind, I live in high altitude so you may not require as much flour. You can remedy that by adding more water to the mixture, or cutting down the flour to start. I would recommend adding more water. You can do it slowly and once the mixture makes a ball, you'll be good.*

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
MAKES 2 MEDIUM PIZZAS (I usually double the recipe and get 3 big pizzas out of it)
PREP: 10 minutes         RISE: 70 minutes          READY IN: 80 minutes + 15-20 minutes cook time

SIMPLE	HEALTHY	YUM

INGREDIENTS

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• 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour 
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons dry instant yeast
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon honey

DIRECTIONS

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1. In a mixer, with a flat beater, combine flour, yeast and salt. 
2. Add 1/2 cup water, olive oil and honey to the mixture.  
3. On the mixer, switch out the flat beater for the dough hook. 
4. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of water (and more, if needed). You will know when the dough is ready if all the dough balls up around the dough hook, away from the sides of the bowl, and when you raise the hook, the dough stays on it.
5. Knead the dough until it's smooth and elastic (about 3 minutes).
6. Place back in the mixing bowl, and let rise for about an hour, or until it's doubled in size.
7. Cut dough into 2 (or 4 if you want personal size), and knead into small balls. Let rise for another 10 minutes.
8. At this point, either start prepping your pizza, or freeze dough for later use.
9. If you're making your pizza now, top with sauce and toppings and place in the oven at 350º and cook for 15-20 minutes.

NUTRITION FACTS

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*Does not include toppings, pizza crust only*

    1 slice (8 per pizza)    96 calories   1.1g fat   18.4g carbs    2.6g protein    0g sugar   

Enjoy!

Quick & Easy Wheat Dinner Rolls

SCENE: It's Sunday afternoon and I have a wonderful roast (or something just as wonderful) cooking itself in my best friend: the crockpot. It's been cooking while we've gone to church and have taken cat naps in the afternoon (that's the real reason why the crockpot is my best friend... it gives me naps!). The house smells lovely, and I'm about an hour away from putting dinner on the table.

ME: "What's that? We don't have any sides to go with this roast that I slaved over?"

(dead air... because really, nobody cares...)

And here's how I solve "the no sides" issue. My kids will eat bread like it's nobody's business and I always have these ingredients on hand. Combine this with some veggies and voila! Dinner is served! Here's how I whip up rolls in a 40 minutes. (YES, 40 minutes!)

Quick & Easy Wheat Dinner Rolls
12 SERVINGS 
PREP: 12 minutes           COOK: 28 minutes            READY IN: 40 minutes

SIMPLE	HEALTHY	YUM

INGREDIENTS

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• 1 1/4 cups wheat flour (I use King Arthur's white whole wheat)
• 1 cup white flour, divided
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active yeast (or 1 package)
• 1 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 egg beaten

DIRECTIONS

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1. Preheat oven to 170º.
2. Heat up milk in microwave for 2 minutes on high.
3. In a mixer combine wheat flour with a 1/2 cup white flour, egg, honey, warm milk, salt, and butter. Mix for 1 minute.
4. Add yeast and mix for 30 seconds.
5. Add remaining white flour (1/2 cup) and mix for 1 more minute. The dough should not be sticking to the sides at this point. If it is, add more flour, a little at a time, until it's all staying in a big ball.
6. Grease a muffin pan, and cut the dough into 12 equal parts, with one in each muffin cup. (No need for perfection here, just do your best).
7. Place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes, or until dough has risen to about twice the size. 
8. Set the oven to 350º and bake for 13 more minutes, or until rolls are slightly golden. (Leave the rolls in the oven while the oven is climbing to 350º).
9. Optional: butter tops of the rolls.
10. Serve!

NUTRITION FACTS

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    1 roll    133 calories   4g fat   20.9g carbs    4.2g protein    4.3g sugar   

Now go enjoy a good Sunday nap!

Recipe adapted from Jamie Cooks it Up