Pizza Base
- 1 cup whole meal spelt flour
- 1 cup white spelt flour
- Quarter tsp salt
- 1 and a half tsp dried yeast
- Three quarters cup warm water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 200oC
- Sift the flours together and the salt
- Add the husks in the sifter back onto the flours
- Stir in the yeast
- Make a hole in the flours and slowly pour the warm water and oil into the hole
- Mix well
- Knead the dough until it is stretchy and smooth
- Place in a bowl and cover with a tea towel and leave in a warm place to rise - about 1 hour
- The dough should double in size
- After the dough has risen place onto a lightly floured surface
- Punch the dough down and knead for a further few minutes
- Divide into six pieces
- Lightly grease a pizza tray or baking tray
- Roll out the dough; make sure the thickness is even
- Put some fork pricks into each pizza base and brush lightly with some olive oil
- Bake for 15 minutes or until slightly golden
Makes 6 small pizzas
Suitable for freezing
Tomato Sauce
- 5 roma tomatoes or a can of roma tomatoes
- I small onion, chopped
- Fresh or dried basil
- Fresh or dried oregano
- Half tsp xylitol
- 1 tbsp olive oil or ghee
- 1 clove of garlic
- Sea salt
Preparation
- Place the oil and onions into a fry pan and cook until golden and soft
- Place garlic and tomatoes in pan with onions and simmer on low heat
- Add the remaining ingredients in the pan and simmer
- Let the mixture reduce
- Blend to make a smooth paste
- Apply liberally to pizza bases
Suitable for freezing
Toppings
Options-
- Feta/mozzarella/ Bocconcini cheese
- Basil
- Tomatoes
- Caramelized onion
- Chicken
- Pesto
- Artichoke
- Mozzarella
- Tuna/sardines/salmon
- Capers
- Red onion
- Dill
- Sun-dried tomatoes
- Olives
- Sun-dried tomatoes
- Red capsicum
- Artichokes
- Garlic
- Basil
- Bocconcini cheese