Thin Crust Spinach And Feta Whole Wheat Pizza Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare dough: Mix molasses and yeast into warm water (110-120°) and rest for 10 minutes to proof (alternately- skip this step and mix all ingredients together at once). Put dry ingredients in bowl of stand mixer and add and mix in wet ingredients with paddle attachment until combined. Change to dough hook and knead for 10 minutes on low to medium speed. (Alternately, mix all ingredients with spoon in large bowl, then knead by hand for 10 minutes). Let dough rest until doubled, about 45 minutes. While dough is rising, preheat oven to 475° with pizza stone on lowest rack position possible. Topping (mix and lest rest while dough is rising) Roughly chop spinach and add to large mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Let rest and "marinate" while dough is rising. Pizza: Flour your counter surface, pull out dough onto surface and press into shape to match your pizza stone (round or rectangular) until dough is about 1/8 - 1/4" thick (do not punch down dough). Use fingertips to press out dough, keeping air bubbles in dough for a light crust. Sprinkle cornmeal or flour on pizza peel (or rimless baking sheet) and place dough on peel. Brush 2 t. olive oil on dough (optional). Bake in oven for about 3-4 minutes until partially cooked. Remove from oven and spread topping on dough, getting close to edges. Place back in oven and finish cooking (about 7-10 minutes). Remove from oven and let cool slightly on a rack (to keep crust from getting soggy). Cut into desired slices and enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). If using a pizza stone, place in oven to preheat.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet; cook and stir onion and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes. Add spinach and continue to cook and stir until all liquid has evaporated, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and season with basil, lemon juice, oregano, and pepper. Allow mixture to cool slightly.
• Unroll pizza dough on preheated pizza stone or a large baking sheet and brush with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Spread spinach mixture over dough, leaving a small border at the edge of the pizza crust. Top with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Press tomato slices into seasoned bread crumbs until coated; arrange tomatoes over pizza. Spread remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese and feta cheese over tomatoes.
• Bake in preheated oven until pizza crust is golden brown and cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Proof the yeast with the honey and warm water in a bowl. Let it sit 10-15 minutes, or until foamy.
• Add the olive oil and salt.
• Add the flours and knead by hand until elasticy, about 5 minutes.
• Cover loosely with a dish towel and let rise for 20 minutes.
• Grease a 10" pie pan with cooking spray or a little olive oil and lightly dust with flour.
• Stretch the dough to fit the pan and make sure it plunks down in there well, and that it's puffier at the edges than the middle. Poke holes in the dough with a fork, then let it bake at 400F for 5-8 minutes.
• While it bakes, make the spinach feta topping by running the spinach through a food chopper/processor until it has about the same consistency as tabouleh, then put into a mixing bowl.
• Finely grate the feta cheese with a grater or food chopper then mix with the spinach.
• Add all the other ingredients on the list for the topping to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
• After the crust has prebaked, add the sauce of your choice. Then spread the spinach feta topping on evenly. Feel free to add more oregano, cracked red pepper, other toppings like artichokes and/or mushrooms, etc.
• Bake for another 15-20 minutes. Turn on the broiler for about 5 minutes to get a nice crispy crust.