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Kids and Pizza-Make




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Mom of Picky Eater
Kids and Pizza-Make it at home family-style!
Posted by Mom of Picky Eater on January 5, 2009 | No Comments

Kids and pizza go hand in hand and this simple meal can pack more than just convenience. With a little bit of planning, you can create extremely healthy meals at home and have fun doing it! Here are some tips of the trade:

The Crust

You can make pizza dough at home with just a few simple ingredients, which makes this also an extremely economical meal. The basic recipe is this:

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1 1/4 cup water (warm but not hot)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons EVOO
whole wheat, white or a combo of the two flour, about 3 or 3 1/2 cups Tip! Use whole wheat flour as an easy way to get whole grains into your family’s diet! They’ll never know the difference!
Directions:

Add yeast, salt, sugar and water to a bowl and stir to combine. Allow the yeast to proof for a few minutes. When you see the mixture bubbling and gurgling a bit, you’re good to go. At this point, add the EVOO and start adding the flour until a sticky mass forms. You can do this by using the dough hook setting on a standing mixer or by hand with a wooden spoon. Once the dough separates from the side of the bowl, take it out and place on a floured surface. Knead by hand for 5-10 minutes or until you have a smooth ball and all of the dough is incorporated. With whole wheat dough, the ball will feel a bit tough and not as elastic as a white flour ball, so you may need to knead it with a little more effort, but don’t cut corners! Make sure you really get this to a point where it is a smooth and not crumbly or lumpy ball of dough.
Place ball in a bowl that has been oiled with EVOO, and add a little more EVOO to the top of the ball. Cover it with a kitchen towel and let it rise in a warm place for an hour.
After an hour, punch the dough down and get all of the air out. Cut the dough into two pieces if you want to make two large pies, or 4 pieces if you want to make 4 individual or kid-sized pies. At this point, freeze the pieces you do not intend to cook immediately, or put them in the fridge, wrapped