Foccacia Bread Pizza

So I got this recipe from my in-laws and so far it's been my favorite "healthy food". The nice thing is it's really not hard either! First you make the foccacia bread:

Mix dry ingredients below:

2 1/2 - 3 c whole wheat flour
1 T yeast (we have Red Star yeast from Wal-Mart - I believe it's Fast Acting Yeast or Bread Machine Yeast).
1/2 t salt

Warm wet ingredients below in microwave to 100-110 degrees (about 1 1/2 minutes.) You can also warm it up on the stove. You just want the liquid warm so the yeast will react.

1/4 c water
3/4 c soy milk
2 T apple sauce
1 T maple syrup (we actually used honey instead)

Sprinkle in liquid: oregano, basil, rosemary, onion powder, and garlic powder. You can also just use italian seasoning and then onion and garlic powder. Quantities aren't crucial, just depends on how much you like.

And then...

Roll out pizza dough on pizza stone or pan depending on what you have. Pull dough off carefully maintaining shape and sprinkle yellow corn meal on pizza stone then replace dough. (If you're careful you can just roll the dough out after you've sprinkled on the corn meal). Let the dough rise for at least 1/2 hour - it won't rise a lot.

Sprinkle pizza dough with more italian seasoning (if wanted) and then top with pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce. Slice up various vegetables and top with whatever you want! Our favorites are green peppers, tomatoes, red onion, and olives. Before throwing it in the oven add a bit more garlic salt :) just for flavor.

Bake in oven at 425 for 15-20 minutes (it took 17 in our oven).


-Richelle