wholemeal “pizza” and “pizza bread”

"pizza bread" with rosemary

Ingredients for 3 people
dough

• 200 ml of water
• 1 tablespoon brandyor alcohol
• 1 tablespoon of salt
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 150 grams (5.5 oz) of maitoba flour
• 150 grams (5.5 oz) of wheat flour
• ½ packet of dry yeast to slow rising or ½ cube offresh yeast

for “pizza bread”

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• rosemary

for “pizza”

• 150 (5.5 oz) grams of tomato sauce
• 150 (5.5 oz) grams cheese like mozzarella
• Oregano or basil to taste

Time: 10 min+ 3 hours for rising
Oven: 480° F (250 °C) with a bowl of water onside the owen

Put in the mixer, or in a large bowl, ingredients in the following order:
250 ml of water, 1 tablespoon of alcohol, 1 tablespoon salt, 1tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, 150 5.5 ozof flour maitoba, 5.5 oz of wheat flour, ½sachet of dry yeast to slow rising or½ cube of yeastfresh beer. Turn the mixer with the hook on theprogram medium speed for 5 min or kneading with the hands for 10 min.

The dough should be soft butnot sticky. If necessary, add flour if too sticky orwater if too stiff.

Let rest in the bowl with a cup of water and covered with a cloth for 2 hours (or more, I'll prepare it in the morning before going to work for the dinner).

Take the dough, give it a nice punch, kneadbriefly and roll it out with a rolling pin and a bit 'of flour and spread on a baking sheet. If you want to makea “pizza bread” don’t make it too thin.

Let stand for half an hour - an hour.

for “pizza bread” brush the dough with extra virgin oliveoil and sprinkle with rosemary.

wholemeal “pizza” it's ready!

Bake with a cupof water for 15 min or until it is golden brown.

For the “pizza” put a very thin layer of tomato sauce.

Cut the mozzarella into small cubes and let it drain in a colander witha weight on top.

Bake with a cup of  water for 10 min, then add the diced mozzarella and put bake in ovenfor 5/6 minutes. Serve sprinkled with oregano, if desired, or with two leaves of fresh basil.

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