Pizza Margheritta

Ingredients:

Dough:

Instant yeast 2 teaspoons

Warm water 1 ½ cup

Honey 2 tablespoons

White whole wheat flour 3 ½ cups

Wheat gluten 1 tablespoon

Salt ½ teaspoon

Olive oil 2 tablespoons

Sesame seeds 2 tablespoons

Topping:

Olive oil 3 tablespoons

Plum tomatoes 4 round slices

Mozzarella cheese 2 cups

Basil leaves 12

Salt ½ teaspoon

Direction:

Dough:

Mix together water, yeast and honey. In a bowl take 1 cup of flour and mix the mixture in it. Cover the mixture and let it stand for 30 minutes. Now add 2 cups of flour, vital gluten, salt, olive oil and sesame seeds. Knead the dough by hand for about 5 minutes. Now cover the dough and leave it for 2 hours.

Preheat the oven at 425 F. Divide the dough in half, roll each piece on a floured surface into 13-15 inches round, and placed the rounds on a lightly oiled pans.

Brush each round with olive oil. Divide the tomatoes between each round. Then sprinkle cheese, divide the basil leaves and sprinkle them on the cheese. Now sprinkle salt over the pizza. Brush oil over the pizza. Bake them for 20-30 minutes until the crusts are nicely browned.