Things I Love #4 Pizza

It really doesn't matter what time of day or from where, I love pizza! I would definitely go on to list it as one of my top 5 favorite foods. Unfortunately, pizza is exactly healthy and can be a really terrible on my blood sugar (and alittle crazy on my wallet too if I'm ordering from a takeout place!)

I recently picked up the new Cooking Light Way to Cook cookbook and there's an excellent homemade pizza dough recipe in it. It's not a great recipe for a quick weeknight dinner, but when I have some time (like over the long weekends we've had with the snow) it's great. It makes a 12 inch pizza, but I do personal ones for each of us (since the hubby is allergic to cheese) which is enough for dinner and lunch the next day.

Check out the recipe:

Ingredients
2 teaspoons honey
1 package active dry yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)
3/4 cup warm water (100° to 110°)
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 10 ounces), divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons stone-ground yellow cornmeal

Preparation
Dissolve the honey and yeast in 3/4 cup warm water in a large bowl. Let stand 5 minutes or until bubbly. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Add 2 cups flour and salt to yeast mixture; stir until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 6 minutes); add enough of the remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands (dough will feel slightly sticky).

Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 30 minutes or until doubled in size. (Gently press two fingers into dough. If the indentation remains, the dough has risen enough.)

Roll dough into a 12-inch circle (about 1/4 inch thick) on a lightly floured surface. Place dough on a rimless baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Crimp edges of dough with fingers to form a rim. Lightly spray surface of dough with cooking spray, and cover with plastic wrap. Place the dough in refrigerator for up to 30 minutes.

Position one oven rack in the middle setting. Position another rack in the lowest setting, and place a rimless baking sheet on the bottom rack. Preheat oven to 500°.

Remove plastic wrap from Basic Pizza Dough; discard. Brush oil over dough. Remove preheated baking sheet from oven; close oven door. Slide dough onto preheated baking sheet, using a spatula as a guide. Bake on lowest oven rack at 500° for 8 minutes. Remove from oven.

Spread pizza suace in an even layer over crust, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Top sauce with toppings. Bake on middle rack an additional 10 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese melts. Cut into 12 wedges.

Nutritional analysis is for 1 (12-inch) pizza crust. Does not include any toppings.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 1155 (3% from fat)
Fat: 3.4g (sat 0.6g,mono 0.5g,poly 1.3g)
Protein: 33.8g
Carbohydrate: 242.5g
Fiber: 10.8g
Cholesterol: 0.0mg
Iron: 14.3mg
Sodium:n1195mg
Calcium:n49mg