Bread Machine Whole Wheat Herbed Pizza Dough Recipe

Here's the pizza dough recipe I promised! We love making our own pizza at home for lots of reasons, but one of the best reasons is because we can make it healthier than store bought or restaurant pizza. And it is much more affordable than buying those other pizzas. This recipe is one that I have come up with after experimenting and finding just the right flavor.

Whole Wheat Herbed Pizza Dough

1 1/4 cup water

2 Tbsp oil

3 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 Tbsp yeast

2 Tbsp sugar

2 Tbsp italian seasoning

1 Tbsp Creole seasoning

Place ingredients in the bread machine in order given. When adding yeast, make a little indent in the flour for it and cover it up with some of the flour. Use the dough cycle on the bread machine. When it is finished, roll the dough out on a greased, floured pizza pan. Top with your favorite toppings and bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.

Enjoy!

thethriftyhousewife

Bread Makers Can Save You Money

I love my bread maker machine! It has opened a wonderful door to all kinds of breadmaking possibilities in our home. When I first got my bread machine and had only one child, I started making our own bread instead of buying it. I was able to make whole wheat loaves of bread for only a few cents, versus paying $2.00 on up at the store per loaf. It's as simple as putting the ingredients in the machine, and it does all the work: the mixing, kneading, and baking.

Now that I have 3 kids, I don't make the homemade bread quite as often. I still use my bread machine regularly, though. Pizza is a popular meal option around here, and while we enjoy the occasional restaurant pizza, I make our own pizza quite often. I use my bread maker to make my dough, as the machine has a setting specifically for dough. This enables me not only to save quite a bit of money, but I am also able to make a healthier whole wheat pizza dough. I came up with my own herbed whole wheat pizza dough recipe, which I will share sometime soon on this blog. My husband has also used this dough to make calzones and baked, stuffed sandwiches.

My bread machine initially cost around $45.00. However, it has more than paid for itself, as it has lasted me for around 6 years, and it is still going strong. If it ever does bite the dust, I will definitely be getting a new one. Currently, I am planning on having Vegetable Cheese Soup for dinner, so I came up with a recipe for an Italian bread, which is baking in the bread machine right now. If it turns out to be any good, I will post that recipe soon as well. We'll see!

thethriftyhousewife