Cheeseless Spanish Pizza

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 20 spinach leaves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, drained
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 12 black olives, pitted and chopped

Recipe

• 1 brush pizza pan with melted butter or oil.
• 2 make crust: combine yeast, sugar and 1 /14 cups flour in large bowl.
• 3 add warm water and oil.
• 4 beat with electric beaters for 3 minutes.
• 5 stir in as much remaining flour as you can.
• 6 knead dough on lightly-floured surface until smooth in elastic.
• 7 place in a greased bowl; cover and leave in warm place to rise for 45 minutes or until doubled.
• 8 make topping: rinse spinach; do not pat dry. cut into shreds.
• 9 place into saucepan. cover and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. drain and cool. squeeze out excess moisture.
• 10 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 11 heat oil in medium saucepan, add garlic and onion. cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
• 12 add tomatoes and pepper; simmer gently for 5 minutes. drain.
• 13 punch down dough and knead on lightly-floured surface for 2-3 minutes.
• 14 roll or pat dough onto prepared pan.
• 15 spread dough with spinach. top with tomato mixture; sprinkle with olives.
• 16 bake 25-30 minutes.
• 17 cut into small squares. serve warm or cold.