Whole Wheat Pizza with Tofu & Mushroom Topping | Whole Wheat Pizza from Scratch

Pizza,as you all know another versatile food loved by all can be made with a wide range of  toppings.My first attempt in making pizza was the Apple Pizza,a great dessert or snacker esp for kidoos.This time I planned a savory pizza and so mushroom was my first choice.Then,thought to add these little cubes of tofu too.Tofu was not very familiar to me and so googled up to find these bits which might be helpful to some of my bloggers as well before buying.Tofu looks similar to paneer/Indian cottage cheese and is made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks.Widely used in East Asian and South East cuisines.I was using tofu for the first time and it has a subtle flavor.It can be used for sweet and savory dishes.Tofu has low calorie count and very high protein and low fat unlike paneer/cottage cheese.Depending on the coagulant used,tofu can be rich in calcium or magnesium too.That's how I ended up buying tofu and preparing the pizza out of it.Pizza turned out very good and as always home made one with wheat flour is very filling & healthy as well.I used the store brought Pizza sauce,you can use your desired one..Check this out !!

Ingredients
Whole wheat flour 3 1/2 cup
Yeast 4 tsp
Warm water 1 1/2 cup
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Olive oil 1 tbsp
for topping
tofu 20 -25cubed pieces
button mushrooms  8 oz pkt(220 g)
garlic cloves 5 sliced(optional)
bell pepper 1 thinly sliced
pizza sauce 6 tbsp
pizza seasoning 1 tsp
mozarella cheese 4 tbsp grated
parmesan cheese 2tbsp
olive oil 2 tbsp
pepper powder 1/2 tsp
salt to taste

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.Heat oil in a non stick pan preferably and shallow fry the tofu cubes till its slightly browned on all sides.Add half of the pepper powder and salt.Remove on a plate with paper towel.Divide the fried tofu into 2.
-Add the sliced mushrooms & garlic in the same oil and saute till the water starts leaving from mushrooms and it changes color when cooked.Add the remaining pepper powder and salt.Put off flame.Cool it down and divide into 2 equal portions.
-Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.Prepare a pizza pan by smearing oil at the base and adding little bread crumbs on it so that the dough doesn't stick and easily moves.
-Roll out the dough on a clean flat surface after dusting little flour to a diameter of 10" and 1/4" thickness.Transfer it into the pizza pan.
-Prick with a fork in between the rolled base.Top it up with the pizza sauce evenly and add the first part of cooked mushrooms and first part of tofu on top.Add the thinly sliced bell pepper & pizza seasoning.Finally finish off with grated mozarella cheese,parmesan cheese to garnish.
-Brush the left over sides of pizza base with olive oil ,gives a nice color.
-Place it in the oven and bake for 16-20 minutes and remove from oven.
-Repeat the same with the other part of the dough and use the reserved toppings.
-Remove from oven and cool a bit ,cut into pieces and serve with tea or as brunch /dinner!!

Servings ~2 pizzas of size 10" & medium crust

NOTES
*The topping mentioned is for 2 pizzas,please adjust the ratio if you're making only one.
* If you are fond of thinner crust,roll out the crust really thin.
* If you want a pizza thick ,then use the whole dough and roll out to make one.
* You can add tomato slices instead of  bell pepper slices.
* You can also try your desired topping keeping the base recipe same.
* The shallow fried tofu and mushroom can be seasoned with italian herbs.
* Half of the dough can be refrigerated if covered with a cling wrap and can be used later within a week.

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