Whole grain pizza party!

We love pizza, it’s as simple as that. Many different kinds of pizzas, lots of variations, but we prefer our pizzas healthy (and cost-saving doesn’t hurt either!) The way we get to meet both requirements is to make our pizzas at home with 100% whole grain crusts and healthy toppings.

I like to schedule a pizza crust baking day where I devote all the time, effort and ingredients into grinding fresh grain, making enough pizza dough for 8 16-inch pizzas and rolling, pre-baking and freezing the rewards of my work.

Stacked fresh, homemade whole-grain pizza crusts

I make an assembly line in my small, but efficient kitchen. When the dough has had a rise in the bowl, I divide it by weight

Dessert pizzas

 

Pineapple pizza

Pineapple pizza

To freeze a pre-baked crust

Bagged crust for freezer

Bagged crust for freezer

Double folding crust for freezing

Double folding crust for freezing

Double folded bagged crust for freezer

Double folded bagged crust for freezer

Baguettes for garlic bread

Baguettes for garlic bread

MMMMMMMM!

MMMMMMMM!

Frugal pizza sauce

Simple Delicious Pizza Sauce

 

Simple Delicious Pizza Sauce

(Makes enough to sauce 2 – 15 inch pizzas)

1 – 6 ounce can organic tomato sauce

2 cans of water

1/2 – 1 teaspoon each powered garlic, oregano, and sweet basil (to taste)

2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

pinch of unrefined sweetener of choice (optional)

 

Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk until well-blended and thickened. Spread lightly and evenly on pizza crusts. Top and bake pizzas as directed.

 

About Vickilynn Parnes

A student of health and nutrition for 45+ years, Vickilynn Parnes has over 40 years of actual hands-on experience reviewing and personally using different tools of the homemaking vocation, focusing on the areas of health and nutrition, and currently retired. Vickilynn is a former magazine columnist, product reviewer, cookbook author and radio talk show host, as well as a mom to 5 children and 2 grandchildren.