Spelt Base Pizza

Most nights my go to dinner is either rice or potatoes... but school has been kicking my butt this week and I thought that this weekend I deserved something special. Cue pizza. 

 spelt pizza base:

(serves 1 thick crust or 2 thin)

  §  2 cups organic spelt flour

  §  3/4 cup warm water

  §  2 tsp baking powder

  §  1 tsp sea salt

  §  2 tbsp olive oil

        pumpkin puree sauce:

  §  1 cup japanese pumpkin

        toppings:

  §  2 medium potatoes – boiled and chopped

  §  1 cup spinach

  §  1 cup onion - chopped

        instructions:

  §  preheat oven to 200°C

  §  cut up 250g of pumpkin

  §  place in oven and cook until flesh is tender when pierced with a knife                                                                      (approx. 60 minutes)

§  once cool enough to handle scoop out pumpkin flesh into a blender

§  blend until smooth with no chunks

§  place the flour, sea salt and baking powder into a bowl

§  make a well in the centre and add the olive oil

§  combine and gradually pour in the water whilst mixing (you may need to add a bit more water)

§  once the dough has formed into a ball transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead until dough is soft and smooth (5-10minutes)

§  top base with pumpkin puree

§  sprinkle potatoes, onions and spinach on pizza

§  cook in pizza stone/oven for 20-30 minutes or until crisp