It was
again a moment of too much yogurt in the house. Again a question of how to put
it in other dishes. I saw a video about pizza dough made out of yogurt and
flour, so I decided to give it a try. The recipe called for equal parts of self-rising
flour and yogurt; then, you add flour as needed until you have a dough. I did
not have self-rising flour, but quick research showed me that adding 1.5 tsp
baking powder and 0.5 tsp salt to 1 cup of all purpose flour will make it into
self-rising flour.
I started
with 2 cups of flour, to which I added the baking powder and salt. Then I added the
yogurt and started mixing. I had to add a lot more flour because the dough was
too sticky. I think that this could be remedied by using Greek rather than
regular yogurt, or straining my homemade yogurt to remove more of the whey and
make it thicker. I’ll try straining my yogurt next time I make this pizza dough. Anyway, I kneaded my dough until it looked like pizza dough.
I divided the dough into 3 balls
and rolled each one out on a foil-covered toaster tray that I lightly greased
with canola oil. Instead of using sauce, I spooned on some canned diced
tomatoes (leaving the liquid in the can.) Then I sprinkled on some cheese and
topped it with assorted vegetables. My favorite vegetables for decorating pizza
are onions, mushrooms, colored peppers, and zucchini. It is a good way to add
vegetables to themeal, and of course, they add so much flavor to the pizza. I
like to sprinkle the top with oregano, garlic powder, and onion powder for some
more yumminess.
After baking the first pizza in the
toaster oven at 375⁰ for 20 minutes, the crust looked browned and the vegetables were
getting toasted. I cut the pizza and I saw that the dough had gotten soggy
from the vegetables, though it was clearly cooked through. For my second pizza,
I upped the temperature to 400⁰, and the result was better. The dough was
firmer and the vegetables were fully roasted. I will try par-cooking the dough
for 10 minutes before adding the toppings next time I make this...I think that might work even better.
Definitely the second pizza tasted
better, though they both looked nice. This recipe was a good idea, but I think that with
a bit of tweaking for the recipe and cooking, I’ll have a better pizza next try.
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| it became dough! |
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| all rolled out |
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| got the diced tomatoes and cheese |
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| and some decorations |
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| out of the toaster....(note that the decorations don't match the prior picture...this was the second pizza. that one was the first.) |
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| now I cut it into slices |
