"Meatless Monday" Recipe - Garden Pizzas

Individual homemade pizza crusts, enriched with oats, are topped with sliced bell pepper, onions, plum tomatoes, garlic, fresh basil, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. The recipe can be found the CooksRecipes website! http://www.cooksrecipes.com/



 Garden Pizzas

Recipe Ingredients:

2/3 cup lukewarm water
1 (0.25-ounce) package quick-rise yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoons
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cups quick or old fashioned oats
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups (6-ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese - divided use
1/2 cup sliced cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup thinly sliced bell pepper, any color
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or 4 teaspoons dried basil leaves
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced

Cooking Directions:

Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
In small bowl, combine warm water, yeast, oil and sugar; mix. Let stand 10 minutes or until foamy.
In large bowl, combine flour and oats. Add yeast mixture; blend on low speed of electric mixer until dry ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes.
Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead 1 minute.
Shape dough into ball; place in greased bowl, turning once. Cover; let rise in warm place 20 minutes or until nearly doubled in size.
Punch dough down; divide into four portions.
On a greased cookie sheet, pat each portion of dough into 6-inch circle. Top with Parmesan cheese, 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, basil, garlic, and cherry tomatoes in that order, dividing evenly.
Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese.
Bake 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Makes 4 individual servings.


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