Low Carb Pizza Recipes

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup flour (or a little less)
1 package active dry yeast
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp cooking oil
3/4 cup lo-fat cottage cheese,draine
1 tbsp cornmeal
1 egg
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp dried basil, crushed
1 clove garlic, minced
1 med green / sweet red pepper
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese *

Instructions:

* part-skim For crust, mix 3/4 cup of the flour, the yeast, sugar, and 1/4
t salt. Add oil and 1/2 cup warm water (120-130 deg). Beat with electric
mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping the bowl. Beat on high speed 3
minutes. Stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can. Then, knead in
enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and
elastic (5 minutes total). Shape into a ball. Place in a greased bowl; turn
once. Cover; let rise in a warm place till double (about 30 minutes). Punch
down. Cover; let rest
10 minutes.
On a floured surface roll dough into a 14" circle. Place on a pizza pan
sprayed with Pam and sprinkled with the cornmeal. Build up edges slightly.
Bake crust in 425 deg F oven about 10 minutes or lightly browned.
In a blender combine cottage cheese, egg, Parmesan cheese, basil, garlic,
and 1/8 t pepper. Cover; blend till smooth. Spread over hot crust. Cut
green pepper into rings. Place atop pizza with mushrooms. Sprinkle with
Mozzarella. Bake in 425 deg oven till hot.
******************************************************* ** Per serving: 224
calories, 15 g protein, 26 g carbohydrates, 7 g fat, 60 mg cholesterol, 356
mg sodium, 212 mg potassium.

Servings: 6