Recipe 1- Tomato and Basil Pizza

First of all, I'd like to apologize for the lack of photograph in tonight's post. I am currently working on the whole, my-memory-card-reader-is-broken ordeal, but until all is resolved, recipes will still be posted.

Tonight we're making basil and tomato pizza, topped with goat cheese, on a honey-wheat crust.

Let's start with the crust.

Ingredients:

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast

1 cup warm water

2 cups whole wheat flour

1/4 cup wheat bran

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until dissolved and creamy- this usually takes about 10 minutes. 

In a second bowl, combine flour, wheat bran and salt. 

Make a well in the middle and add yeast mixture, honey, and sugar.

Stir well. Cover and set in a warm place to rise for a 5 minutes.

Roll dough on a floured pizza pan (or cornmeal, if you have it sitting around) and poke a few holes in it with a fork.

Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes before topping. 

Speaking of topping...

Next is the sauce:

Ingredients:

1 (6 oz) can of tomato paste
3/4 teaspoon dried basil
1 pressed clove of garlic

1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

Combine everything in a small bowl, then spread onto pre-baked pizza crust.

And finally...

The yumtasticness.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of shredded Italian Cheese

1/2 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved and de-juiced (by squeezing over the sink...)

1/4 cup goat cheese.

Place on pizza, respectively.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, checking often.
Pizza is done when the cheese is golden.

Best served with garlic bread, a tossed salad, and your favorite summer ale.

And there you have it- recipe one of many on "An Apple or a Rabbit."

Happy Cooking!
- Katee