Sunday Is A Family Day

Had a nice peaceful day to follow up with my crazy Saturday which was much appreciated.  Had the chance to attend church with the boys and Colton was being so cute just walking around and smiling at everyone. 

When we came home we got lunch together and then made pizza dough, it was a fun experiment making a whole wheat pizza dough that turned out amazingly yummy. After we got all that done we headed off to Salem to do Halloween things with Gumpy and Gummy (Grandpa and Grandma). We got to make ghost pizza from the whole wheat pizza dough. The boys loved it, and there was not one complaint...I love dinners like this and with 4 boys they are so few and far between. We also made, well started on, paper mache jack-o-lanterns. This was supposed to be a project for the boys but they all hated the feel of the glue so it turned into a mom and Gummy project. Overall a nice calm day.

Whole Wheat Pizzza Dough Recipe
(This makes 3 pizzas)

Ingredients


1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast

1 tablespoon white sugar

2 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon salt

3 1/2 cup whole wheat flour

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

Directions


1.In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in the warm water. Let sit until creamy; about 10 minutes.

2.Stir the olive oil, whole wheat flour, salt and 1cup of the all-purpose flour into the yeast mixture. Mix in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large mixing bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and put in a warm place to rise until doubled in volume; about 1 hour.

3.Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into three equal pieces and form into rounds. Cover the rounds and let them rest for about 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

4.Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into the desired shape, cover it with your favorite toppings and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for about 20 minutes or until the crust and cheese are golden brown.

(I adapted this recipe from Stephen Carroll's recipe from allrecipes.com)