Hi Everyone!
This crispy on the outside, soft on the inside homemade fresh crust is ready to be topped in about 20 minutes! And isn't that the tricky part of it all?! Or arguable choosing the topping(s)...ahh, but here is the awesome part - whatever you can think of, it is yours! That's the fun of making pizza at home... and now here it's made nearly fool-proof! Yippee! For under $3.00 for a cheese, well, you have a lot (of dough ... pun intended...tee-hee!) left over to finish the pizza off with as many toppings to your heart's content! In as little as 30 minutes, fresh made pizza can be made quickly and so much healthier than delivery!
(Shown above - my half: pineapple, spinach, onion, turkey bacon
his half: turkey bacon, ground beef). One pizza made for two - now that's some
kind of (food) wonderful;)
You shouldn't feel guilty because the cheese is the reduced-fat variety but still remains oooey-goooey. The crust is brushed with a heart-healthy oil blend (Smart Beat) instead. Go ahead, take a second piece!
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of flour - $0.40 (on sale at $1.99 for 5 lbs!)
- 1 packet of active dry yeast (or 2 & 1/4 teaspoons) - $0.39
- 1 & and half cups of warm water
- 1 teaspoon Smart Beat oil blend $0.03
- 1/2 teaspoon salt $0.01
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder $0.02
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt $0.02
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper $0.02
- 2 packages of Splenda (or 2 tablespoonfuls) - $0.10
- 1 cup of tomato sauce - $0.42
- 1 cup of reduced-fat shredded cheese (mozzarella is the most popular, but it's your choice!) - $1.50
Total: $2.91* for a cheese pizza!
Instructions:
- Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees
- place the warm water in a bowl and then add the dry yeast & Splenda. Mix until dissolved. Let it sit for 5 minutes. Add the garlic powder, garlic salt, pepper, salt, and oil. Stir.
- Add the flour slowly and continue to blend with a wooden spoon until combined. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- grease a cookie sheet with Smart Beat
- transfer the dough to the center of the cookie sheet
- use the back of a spoon that is greased with a bit of oil to flatten and spread the dough to the edges of the sheet
- place the sheet into the oven for about 8-10 minutes (so the dough can rise)
- once the dough has been removed from the oven, increase the temperature to 400 degrees
- Add tomato sauce, cheese, and the topping(s) of your choice
- place the sheet back into the oven and bake at 400 degrees for approximately 10-15 minutes or until the cheese in the center is melted
No special utensils were used! The cookie sheet doubled as a pizza pan. You can mix with a fancy blender but I just used a wooden spoon to mix - and you know what? Surprisingly it was just as tastey! The total bill for a cheese pizza came to under $3.00 - leaving you the choice to make it vegetarian with any cocktail of garden delights, very meatatarian, or well, both! However you slice it, it's sure to please and yet still easy on your waistline! Low fat but definitely not low taste - go ahead and enjoy another slice or two (okay, I had three!)
The preparation is a snap and the customizations are limitless - Pinch Me Pizza - pinch yourself to make sure this is for real - or maybe, you're the one who will be thanked with a love pinch;)
If you follow the new Weight Watcher's Points plan, each slice of cheese pizza comes to 4 points:) Vegetables are typically zero, so go ahead color your pizza like a rainbow! Meats of course will be extra points! It's pretty darn delicious for being low in points! We have pizza night every week, and with this recipe, I can go to bed with a clear conscience and wake up still feel svelt;) (Well, svelter than if I had purchased it at a pizza shop!) Skinny jeans and fatter pockets... such a lovely combo!
Thanks so much for following along and I hope you get the chance to try this recipe!
Love,
Marikym
*Additional toppings will be extra, of course:)
