Munchies and crunchies

[batskeets]

Thinking about the weekend. There's a Couchsurfing beach trip this weekend, and the coast *does* sound nice, buuuuut I find myself thinking that I'd rather stay home, so I can go to saofoir's birthday party. It's been way too long since I've seen y'all, and I miss my friends.

And hell, it's my birthday weekend, too, so what could be better than spending it with people I know and love? Sounds better than going to the coast with a bunch of strangers. (well, okay, so Boy and Risa aren't strangers, but still...) I guess I'll talk to Boy about it later. Bleh, I have a list of things to talk to Boy about, but I haven't had time or energy/inclination. I guess tonight's as good a night as any?

In other news, I made super-healthy veggie pizza last night! I found a yeast-free crust recipe, so I took that as inspiration, and made it my own with some wacky grains. I also used garbanzo beans as a base instead of pizza sauce, and then put mozzarella, fresh tomato and spinach on top. So yummy! Here's the recipe:


1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup flax seeds, ground
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats, ground
1/2 cup amaranth (dry)
pinch of kosher salt
1 Tbsp. baking powder
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 1/4 cups water
dried herbs, if you like

Mix all of the dry ingredients together thoroughly. (and herbs, if you're using them) Add the oil and mix again. Finally, add the water and mix until you have an even dough. Move the dough to an oiled baking sheet, and spread the dough on the sheet to desired thickness and size. (flour on your hands will make this easier!)

Bake at 450F for 8 minutes, add sauce/toppings, and then bake for another 8-10 minutes.

If you like it hearty, you'll love this. If you're into chewy crusts, this may not be your bag, as it's yeast-free and not kneaded. Still, it's so freakin' easy that you can just whip it up on a whim, and I *love* that.

Comments

[typsie.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, that sounds amazing! Not familiar with amaranth though, is that something I could find in the bulk section at Freddy's? Or would I have to go to some place more froofy?

I might just make this sometime in the next few days :D I've never made a pizza from scratch before!

[typsie.livejournal.com]

Oooh, and also, how many would this serve?

[skeets.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if they have amaranth at Fred's, but I used Bob's Red Mill brand, so I think that's fairly easy to find around these parts!

I imagine this would serve 4 or 5, depending on how hungry people are :D

[typsie.livejournal.com]

Awesome. *drools* Also, for the sauce, did you just use mashed-up garbanzos? Or was it something more like hummus?

[skeets.livejournal.com]

I blended them in the food processor to make it easier to spread, so it was more of a hummus consistency. Hummus would probably work fine if you have it!

[virgoqueen7.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm sounds gooood! And YES...come to Lacey's bday party. I miss seeing you, and I want to hear all about your new cute belt. :D