My first Pizza -Apple Pizza (whole wheat flour base)

Baking a pizza at home,never thought.. but when I saw many of my blogger friends making this at home,It was a real energy booster and inspiration to try.I too thought to give this a shot and when I actually started off making pizza,I was not very sure of the outcome as I was giving a try to make it from scratch including the pizza base too and I wanted it to be with wheat flour alone.And so,am happy that I could try this at home and another true experiment,the outcome is right in front of you  :-).The topping I chose is apple,you can make your desired topping veg or non veg and sauces,cheese of your choices.But let me tell you a thing if you have kids who have stopped looking at apples then this is a wonderful idea to sneak in their apples and a perfect healthy one.I made the topping just like for the Apple Cinnamon Toaster Strudel,and that really tastes great.I was pretty much sure kids wouldn't say 'NO' to the prepared topping as they liked the toaster strudel and that's how I got into preparing this recipe and sharing it with all my dear buddies :-)

Ingredients
whole wheat flour 1 3/4 cups
olive oil 1/2 tbsp
warm water 3/4- 1cup
yeast  2tsp
sugar 2tbsp (or increase if you want the crust more sweet)
salt

for topping
apple 3 grated + 1 thinly sliced for top layer
butter 3 tbsp
brown sugar 1/2 cup
all purpose flour/ maida 2tbsp
cinnamon powder 1/2tsp (optional)
salt

Method
-Add the yeast in warm water along with sugar and stir.Keep aside for 10 minutes until it starts frothing.
-Sift the flour in a bowl ,add salt .Sift again.Add the olive oil and yeast mixture  and knead with hands to form a dough.
-Knead the dough smothly,place it in a covered bowl and leave to rise for 1 hour.
-Punch out the air  and knead again,leave aside for 45 minutes.
-In the mean time,prepare the topping.Wash ,peel and core the apples.Grate the apples on the large holes of grater. Add in the lemon juice and keep aside.
 -Melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in a sauce pan. Add the grated apples and toss until coated.
-Add the brown sugar, flour, lemon juice, cinnamon, and salt. Continue to cook stirring frequently, until the mixture is thick and syrup(took about 10 minutes). Remove from heat and stir remaining 1tablespoon of butter. Cool the filling .
-Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
-Roll out the dough on a clean flat surface after dusting little flour to a diameter of 10" and 1/4" thickness.
-Prick with a fork in between the rolled base.Top it up with the prepared topping and spread evenly with the back of a spoon or offset spatula.
-Brush the left over sides of pizza base with olive oil ,gives a nice color.
-Place it in the oven and bake for 12 minutes first and remove from oven.
-Wash the remaining apple and slice it to spread.Spread the thin apple slices and then bake for another 6- 8 minutes until the top slices are baked and the crust gives a nice color.
-Remove from oven and cool a bit ,cut into pieces and serve with tea!!

Servings~ 1pizza of medium crust & 10" diameter(dinner plate size)

NOTES
* You can add jaggery instead of dark brown sugar.
* You can place the sliced apples on top in the first bake itself,if you wish it to be crunchy.I was not sure whether my kids would like the slices so just baked them.
* You can even add few nuts or raisins when you prepare the topping.
* Add in a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream after cooling the pizza slice and can be served as a dessert too!!

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