Teff Whole Grain Pizza Dough

By AzWench

This dough is almost healthy, you can use all whole wheat flour if you want and it will be great.

Ingredients

• 1 cup sour dough starter Available at Chef Brad's web site
• 2 cups hot water
• 1/4 cup xagave nectar
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup Teff
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3 cups white flour
• 3 T. Saf-Instant dry yeast

Details

Adapted from chefbrad.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixer with a dough hook, add the sour dough bread starter, hot water, xagave, oil, and teff. Then add the whole wheat flour and 2 cups of the white flour. Add the yeast on top of everything and let mix for 6 minutes. Add the rest of the white flour, about 1 more cup, until the dough pulls from the sides of the mixer. Place in a bowl with a little oil and put it in a warm spot to rise for a couple of minutes.

Pizza Assembly:
Divide dough into three pieces to make three pizzas. Put a little oil on the work surface. Sprinkle corn meal and teff on surface and roll out the dough with a rolling pin into a circle. Place on parchment paper. Now you're are ready to put on the toppings.

For Pesto Sauce Pizza:
Spread a layer of the pesto on the dough. Top with artichoke heart pieces, sliced roasted red peppers, slices of munster cheese and crumbled feta cheese.

For Tomato Sauce Pizza:
Spread an even layer of the tomato sauce on the dough. Top with shredded mozzarella cheese and sliced pepperoni.

Cooking:
Using a pizza paddle, slide the assembled pizzas on parchment paper in a preheated 500 degree oven on a pizza stone. Cook the pizzas for 5-10 minutes, depending on your oven, until dough becomes golden brown and crispy.