Seafood Pizza (Prawns)

This time ,decided to bake a healthier version of pizza just by trying out Whole wheat flour instead of White Flour. My son is now so fond of pizzas that he need it every now and then. As I'm very health & nutritious conscious regarding kids,(like any other mom), thought of baking whole wheat flour crust so that it may not affect him badly.This recipe for the base is from Veg Bowl . Just copy pasted as it is as she had explained it really well.

Seafood pizza is a nice alternative to the traditional cheese and tomato pie, and there are so many different options. This one features shrimp, mushrooms and capsicum as seafood pizza toppings, as well as sliced black olives. If you are concerned about fat content, consider using low fat cheeses - just make sure that they melt well. Imitation crab meat can also be used, but will not have the same kind of flavor.

Use this pizza with your favorite medium thickness crust recipe, or simply purchase a premade crust from the grocery store. While fresh is certainly better, these can be extremely convenient. You will love this delicious seafood pizza recipe!

Ingredients -

For the base: (From Veg Bowl (blog)

1 tsp dry yeast
1/4 cup sour yogurt or warm milk
A tsp of sugar
Salt to taste
1 cup all purpose flour / wheat flour
Water, if required
1 tsp Olive oil

DIRECTIONS:

In a small bowl, mix some dry yeast in warm milk, add a tsp of sugar and salt and stir to dissolve it. Set aside for about 5 minutes so that the yeast dissolves well.

Heap the flour into a large bowl and make a hole in the center. Pour the yeast mixture, extra salt (if needed) and 1 tbsp of olive oil. Mix the well and form a soft dough. Add water if its stiff to bind, add more flour if its too wet. Knead the dough well and pat with a tsp of oil to cover the dough from all sides. Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and set aside in a warm place for an hour.

After an hour or two, the dough would have doubled in size. Now punch the dough down and divide into 2 balls. Roll into thin crust or thick crust as per your preference. Poke a few holes into the dough using fork to prevent the dough from rising from the center. Pizza base is ready!

For the Toppings:
 
1 twelve inch unbaked pizza crust
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
¾ cup crab meat
¾ cup small shrimp (I've used only prawns)
½ cup fresh or canned pineapple, drained and chopped
5 white mushrooms - sliced
4 ½ ounces sliced black olives
¼ cup diced green bell pepper
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 cup white cheddar cheese, shredded 
 
Preparation:
 
Pat dough into a greased pizza pan or place on pizza stone.
Brush with olive oil and top with all other ingredients, starting with seafood and finishing with cheese.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F or 200C and bake pizza until cheese bubbles.
(Serves 3-4)