Recipes

A RECIPE FOR SPELT PIZZA’S

For a picnic or a BBQ

I was asked if I could share an easy recipe for pizza. A healthy version, evidently. Spelt is a type of wheat which is much easier to digest than other types of wheats that are used in ‘normal’ pizza’s.

Make it easy for yourself. Prep the dough in the afternoon so that it has all the time to rise. Then all that you’ve got left to do is roll it out, put it in the oven and add toppings. Great picnic treat too.

For the bottom

This is what you need

4 pizza’s that you’ll be able to slice into small pieces

500 grams of spelt flour (make sure it’s 100% spelt, you can buy it at bio grocery stores?

7 grams dried bio yeast

300 grams of water

1 table spoon of olive oil

a pinch of salt

How to make it

Preheat the oven on 220 degrees. Use a kitchen mixer or your hands to mix the spelt bottom, the yeast and the water. Add the olive oil and salt after about 3 minutes. Knead it with your hands in case you didn’t use the kitchen mixer. Knead it into a ball and then place this into a bowl and cover it with a clean towel. Let it rise for about 30 minutes. If you poke it with your finger and the dough doesn’t shrink right away, then it’s risen enough.

Divide the ball into 4 mini balls. Knead them separately. Sprinkle on some more spelt flour and roll the balls into thin pizza bottoms (about half a centimeter thick). Bake the pizza bottoms for about 7 minutes in the oven on baking paper. The pizza needs to be crispy and if you notice any air bubbles, don’t be afraid to poke a hole into them.

Take the pizza out of the oven, brush on olive oil and sprinkle on some fresh salt and pepper. This alone already tastes good but it’s even more fun when you add more toppings. Use a pizza cutter to slice it into small pieces.

Options for different toppings:

Mozzarella – cherry tomatoes – basil

Goats cheese – figs – honey

Ricotta – grilled veggies – oregano

Olives – thyme – extra olive oil