Ingredients
Bread-in-a-Bag Dough:
- 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1 package rapid rise yeast (or 2 1/2 teaspoons)
- 3 Tablespoons sugar
- 3 Tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup hot water (125-130°F)
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (approximate)
- Nonstick spray
Choose your favorite traditional pizza toppings or try:
- Colorful vegetables (bell peppers, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, zucchini, garlic, onions)
- Tofu or lean chicken
- Low-fat mozzarella cheese
- Salsa, pesto, or homemade Alfredo sauce
Directions
Bread-in-a-Bag:
- Wash hands with warm, soapy water.
- Combine whole-wheat flour, yeast, sugar, dry milk powder, and salt in a 1 gallon heavy-duty freezer bag with a zipper lock. Squeeze upper part of bag to force out air. Shake and work bag with fingers to blend ingredients. [Pizza: Add in desired spices such as oregano, basil, or red pepper flakes; add 1 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese.]
- Add hot water and oil to the bag and reseal it. Mix by working bag with fingers.
- Gradually add enough all-purpose flour to the bag to make a stiff dough that pulls away from the bag.
- Place dough on a floured surface. Knead 2-4 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Cover dough and let it rest for a full 10 minutes. [end here for pizza]
- Roll out dough into a rectangle 12×7-inch. Roll up from the short end, pinch to seal and place in a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan coated with nonstick spray. Let rise 20-25 minutes or until double in size.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Bake at 375°F for 30-35 minutes or until brown.
Pizza:
- Wash hands with warm, soapy water.
- Add desired spices and 1 Tbsp of grated Parmesan cheese in Step 2 of dough instructions.
- After step 6, roll into a circle or rectangle about 1/4-inch thick. Add toppings of your choice. Bake at 375°F for 15-20 minutes.
Makes 2 servings
*Note: Nutrition Food Label is for Bread-in-a-Bag only and does not include any pizza toppings. Please refer to ingredient packages for nutrition information.
