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Spelt Flour Crust Pizza (Dinkelmehl Pizza)

Thin, crispy but still soft enough to be enjoyed by kids and adults alike. This spelt flour (dinkelmehl) crust pizza is much easier on your tummy and provides you with more nutrients as compared to refined wheat flour pizza. So, you can grab that extra piece without much thought.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Proofing Time 1 hour
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients
  

For the crust
  • 4 cups + ½ cup for rolling whole grain spelt flour (Dinkelmehl-Vollkorn)
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp active dry yeast (Backhefe trocken)
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 ½ cups lukewarm water (not too hot)
For the toppings
  • 1 ½ cup tomato puree
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp dried italian herbs
  • ½ tsp garlic powder (optional)
  • 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
  • 2 cups grated gouda cheese
  • 2 cup diced paprika (mixed color)
  • ½ cup sweet corn kernels
  • 1 diced red onion
  • any other vegetables of choice

Method
 

  1. Take your lukewarm water in a big bowl. Add the sugar, salt, olive oil and active dry yeast into the water and mix lightly. Add this mixture to your spelt flour. Mix with a spatula, then knead with hands for 3-4 minutes. If it sticks to hands, grease them with olive oil.
  2. After kneading, coat the dough lightly all over with some olive oil. Cover with a kitchen towel and place at a dark and warm place for 1 hour to rise. (Switched off oven is ideal for keeping the dough to proof)
  3. After an hour, take the dough out and transfer it onto a flat surface. Knock the air out of the dough with light kneading.
  4. Set to oven to preheat at 200° Celcius.
  5. Cover your fingers with some dry flour and take a small amount of dough (for a mini pizza). Form into a neat and round ball. Add some extra dry flour if it is too sticky.
  6. Roll into ½ cm thick pizza crusts. Transfer to a lined baking sheet. You can put several pizza bases on a single sheet. Just take care that they do not overlap each other. Set aside.
  7. In a bowl add the tomato puree. Add salt, dried italian herbs and garlic powder to the tomato puree and mix well.
  8. In another bowl, mix the shredded mozzarella and shredded gouda together.
  9. Add a thin layer of tomato puree mixture onto each pizza base. Cover with a layer of cheese. Finally, top with the vegetables of your choice.
  10. Bake on the middle rack on 200° Celsius for 20-25 minutes, or until cheese just starts to change color.
  11. Take out and rest a few minutes before digging in.