Bitsy's Kitchen
*Low-Fat Pizza Dough*
1 1/2 tsp. dry yeast
2 cups bread or all purpose flour
1/4 cup wheat or oat bran
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 Tbsp. minced prunes (pour boiling water over to soften, drain)
3/4 cup water
1 Tbsp. yellow cornmeal
add more water, tablespoon at a time, as needed
Place ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturer's directions. Process on Dough Cycle. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Remove dough from machine at end of cycle and divide in two. Roll to 10 inch circles on floured board and place on baking sheets dusted with cornmeal. Bake 20 minutes or until browned.
*bread machine recipe*
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MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLE PIZZA
This low-fat version of classic pizza gives you lots of fiber and vitamins Yield: 2 (10-inch) pizzas, 8 servings
Dough:
1 1/2 tsp. dry yeast
2 cups bread flour
1/4 cup wheat bran
3/4 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. minced prunes
3/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. yellow cornmeal
Topping:
2 medium onions
1 medium zucchini
1 large tomato
4 garlic cloves
2 tsp. chopped fresh basil
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried thyme leaves
Add all ingredients for the dough except the cornmeal in order suggested by your bread machine manual and process on the dough cycle according to manufacturer's directions.
While the dough is being processed, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Place the onions in their skins, the whole zucchini, the tomato, and the garlic cloves in their skins on a nonstick baking sheet. Bake the tomato and garlic 20 minutes, the onions and zucchini 40 minutes. Let the vegetables cool. Peel the onions and garlic. Chop the vegetable's coarsely.
At the end of the dough cycle, remove the dough from the machine and divide it in half. On a floured board with a floured rolling pin, roll each piece of dough into a 10-inch round. Sprinkle the cornmeal on 2 nonstick baking sheets or pizza pans. Place the dough on the pans, prick all over with a fork, and bake 15 minutes.
Top the pizzas with the chopped vegetables and bake 5 minutes longer. Remove the pizzas from the oven and sprinkle with the basil, oregano, and thyme on top.
Eat hot or at room temperature. If you want fat free cheese, make sure you add it under the vegetables so it melts and stays soft.
171 calories; 0.9 g fat; 0 mg cholesterol