Herb

Have a family pizza night and make your own special Herb Tomato Crust. Top the crust with your favorite store bought or homemade sauce. Let the kids help choose the toppings and place them over the sauce. Kids love sprinkling the cheese over all. This is a healthy crust, replacing some of the oil with tomato juice and replacing a half cup of the all-purpose flour with the healthier whole-wheat flour. You will have a tasty pizza and some family fun bonding time.

HERB TOMATO PIZZA CRUST

1/2 cup whole-wheat flour

1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp dried parsley flakes

1/2 tsp dried crushed rosemary

1 tsp active dry yeast

1/2 tsp sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup tomato juice

1 tsp olive oil

In a large mixing bowl combine the whole-wheat flour, parsley flakes, rosemary, yeast, Splenda, salt and pepper. In a small saucepan, heat the water, tomato juice, and olive oil to 120 to 130 degrees. Add liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients beating until smooth. Stir in the all-purpose flour, using enough to form a soft dough. Turn the dough out on a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place the dough in a bowl that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Turn over once to coat the top. Cover and let set in a warm spot away from drafts until doubled in size. This will take about 45 minutes. Punch dough down and roll into a 12-inch circle. Transfer to a round pizza pan and build up sides, stretching as necessary.

To finish into a pizza use your favorite pizza sauce and toppings. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until crust edges and bottom are browned.

Enjoy!

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