My experimenting with spelt flour continues! This time in pizza dough. If I can add some nutritional content to pizza without compromising flavour, why wouldn’t I?
I added 2 1/4 tsp of yeast and 1 tsp of sugar to 1 cup of warm (not hot) water. I let it sit for 10 minutes.
I like my pizza dough to be on the sweet side sometimes so I added a couple of tsp of honey.
I added 1 cup of spelt flour to my mixer and then added 2 cups of regular all purpose flour.
I added 1 tsp of salt to the dry ingredients and mixed together for a few seconds with a paddle attachment.
I slowly drizzled in the yeast mixture and some additional warm water for the dough to come together. I replaced the paddle attachment with the dough hook. The mixer kneaded the dough for 10 minutes.
I tossed the dough around a greased bowl, covered and let rise for an hour or so.
You can tell it has been warm here, wow, what a change!
I divided the dough, stretched and flattened to make individual pizzas then grilled on both sides for around six minutes each on medium high to cook the dough.
I slathered on some of my sundried tomato pesto (this time I made it with pecans and added some balsamic vinegar), roasted portobello mushrooms, caramelized onions, goat cheese… and put it until the broiler for a few minutes.
Super tasty and I still enjoyed the texture. No, it is not 100% spelt flour but I am working my ways towards that. So far, I like what I am tasting. What appeals to me most about spelt is that you it is supposed to be 100% interchangeable with regular flour and I am starting to believe that may be possible.
Next? Spelt cookies!!! Oh man, I hope I like them. Crappy cookies would be such a waste.
sarah says
Yum! I do love spelt flour and I’ve tried it in savoury popovers, apple and peanut butter squares, and banana chocolate chip squares (my favourite so far). I look forward to seeing what you try next!
Debra She Who Seeks says
That artisan pizza looks worthy of the finest bistro!
Suzie Ridler says
Oh wow, that is encouraging Sarah, thanks!!!
Debra, aw shucks, thanks. 🙂 It tasted fabulous, I have to say.
Gayle says
how delicious this all looks. it’s been awhile since i cooked and baked like this and you make me want to more and more … and eat!!
yummy.
thank you so much for this. just beautiful creations. <3 gayle
AvaDJ says
Healthy and mouthwatering, that pizza looks fabulous. I’m interested in the spelt cookie experiment, can there really be such a thing as a crappy cookie? I think not…but I’ll let you try it first lol!