Here’s what I’m thinking about for dinner tomorrow 🍕🍅
I have a lot of tomatoes I got from my parents yesterday, and I want to use up a lot before they go bad. I was thinking I could run the tomatoes through the food processor with oregano, basil and thyme — or that Italian spices mix I have at home — plus lots of chopped garlic, spinach, mushrooms and tofu — and then make the following crust that was suggested to me by ChatGPT.
I would cook this up tonight but I’d rather limit carbs after a carbs-heavy weekend, fueled by too much alcohol, bread and that spinach-mackerel-protein pasta salad I had on Saturday. But I’m thinking this would be a good treat for a Tuesday.
Whole Wheat Garlic Herb Pizza Crust:
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried herbs (such as oregano, basil, or thyme)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2/3 cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C).
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, dried herbs, and garlic powder.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the warm water and olive oil.
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients together until a dough forms. You can use your hands or a spoon for this.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead it for a couple of minutes until it’s smooth.
- Roll out the dough to your desired pizza crust thickness.
- Transfer the rolled-out dough onto a baking sheet or pizza stone.
- Optionally, you can brush the crust with a bit of olive oil and sprinkle additional dried herbs and garlic powder on top.
- Bake the crust in the preheated oven for about 8-10 minutes, or until it’s slightly golden and cooked through.
- Remove the crust from the oven and add your desired pizza toppings. Return the pizza to the oven and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the toppings are cooked and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Once the pizza is done, remove it from the oven and let it cool for a minute before slicing and serving.
Enjoy your homemade whole wheat garlic herb pizza!