Soft pizza dough

For the folks that are more into the handtossed dough there is this classy lady of a pizza.

1 heaping Cup white
1 heaping Cup whole wheat
1/4 Cup whole wheat for flouring surface
1 C warm water
1 tsp yeast
1 tsp vegan sugar
1 TBSP olive oil
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp basil
1 tsp thyme
sprig rosemary chopped
 This is enough to make two decent sized pizzas which will feed 4 people easily.  Or 2 people who can house anything should also be satisfied. 

Once you've combined the yeast to the water in a bowl, combine the dry ingredients into a larger bowl.  Combine the two in the larger bowl once yeast is frothy.  Flour your surface and turn out your dough and any pieces sticking to the bowl.  Press it out and let it gather more flour if it wants. Shape into a ball and drizzle a small amount of oil into 1-2 bowls depending on how many pizzas you plan to make then toss the ugly side down into the oil and let the mass of dough move the oil around until the bowl is fairly covered. Cover with a clean towel and let the dough rise.  Let it rise for 45 minutes.

Preheat Oven to 450

Flour your surface and turn out the dough oil side up if possible.  Flour over the dough lightly and fold in as much of the flour as the dough will want. It should be silky and easy to work with.  Roll out the dough into a circle (or general pan shape).  Sprinkle well the area the dough is to go onto of your pan with corn meal.  Polenta grit or a small grit to keep the dough from sticking.  Polenta sometimes makes a crunchier bottom and if that bugs you, use a smaller grit.  Not so small it is powder otherwise it may scorch a little and runs the risk of sticking in places.

Cover with what sauce, toppings you wish.  Pictured above is tomato sauce, spinach, cheddar, onion a cracked egg, salt, pepper, and micro-greens (arugula, cress, mustard greens, kale, radish and burnett from our garden).  The egg is lovely for a crust dipping sauce if cooked quickly enough then the egg center will remain very soft.

It should be baked thoroughly within 15 minutes.  And it is best to stay near it and check it.