For the crust:
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. In the mean time, combine the flour, olive oil, salt, and sugar. When the yeast and water are good and frothy, add them to the flour mixture and stir well, until you have a nice stiff dough. Let it rise in a lightly oiled bowl for about half an hour, until it's doubled in size.
I am a firm believer in par-baking pizza crusts (nobody likes a soggy crust). So I preheat my oven to 350, then roll my dough out onto my baking stone and prick it a bunch of times with a fork. Then I bake it for 12 minutes.
And it starts to get all puffy (but not TOO puffy! That's what the pricking is for!) and golden brown. Then I top it with lots of good stuff.
On this particular occasion, I went with store-bought pizza sauce, lots of spinach, mushrooms, and onions, followed by a little pepperoni and sausage and the mandatory mozzarella (I used a low-fat version).
Put the whole thing back in your 350 degree oven and bake it until it the cheese starts to bubble and the crust turns golden brown on the edges (cooking time will vary depending on toppings. Since this pizza had many, many toppings it took about 20 minutes). When I consider the expense of ordering pizza or making it myself, I really wonder why I ever call in an order. This is just so easy!!!
Also easy is a great summer sandal, and I just received these last week.
Vince Camuto via Nordstrom
It is possible that I am, single-handedly, keeping my local Nordstrom in business. But with shoes like this, how can I say no?
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