Whole Wheat Pizza Dough and Hummus (AKA I am Garlic Girl)

I am having to eat like a diabetic thanks to my new buddy Prednisone.  Whole grains, lean proteins and lots of fruits and vegetables are new to me, but it's been fun experimenting with some new recipes.  Yours truly is the original junk food junkie.  Cue music:



Wow, that was random and hokey, but strangely appropo...

Here is the great whole wheat pizza dough recipe link: http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/recipes/view/47382/Whole-Wheat-Pizza-Dough .  I'm not going to copy the whole recipe here because it's easy to print from the Wolfgang Puck website.  One thing about the recipe: It doesn't list temp and time.  I baked it on 425 for 10 to 15 minutes.  It makes 4, 9" pizzas.  With one of them, I stretched it out, brushed with olive oil and dusted with Italian seasoning.  Crispy pita type chips were the end result and were great dipped in some homemade hummus.  Here's a pic of one of the pizzas topped with chicken, broccoli and onions.  Oh, with the pizza dough, it uses ALL whole wheat flour, no white flour, AND it is yummy - who knew?  I ended up adding a tiny bit more water than called for to pick up the wheat flour bits at the bottom of the food processor and thought I botched the whole thing.  After the rising process though, it just all melded together and was actually a really nice, easy to work with dough, unlike other times I've handled whole wheat flour.

AUNT RAE'S HUMMUS

• 4 or 5 cloves of garlic (BAM)
• 1 can of chick peas
• 1-2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter (I live in the Panhandle of FL and therefore rarely have Tahini on hand but Tahini is typically used)
• Juice of 1/2 a lemon - more if needed
• Salt to taste
• 1 Tablespoon Cumin (optional)
• Olive oil
• Water

In a food processor (you have to have a strong one or it can burn up your motor) process the garlic first.  Dump everything else in except the olive oil.  I imagine I use 2-3 tbsps of olive oil but I've never really measured.  Turn the food processor on and drizzle the olive oil in until processed well - usually looks a little grainy at this point.  I then add a little water, like 1/4 cup and more if needed until it looks smooth.  I think I read somewhere that water is the secret to a creamy consistency. Garnish with a little cilantro or pine nuts and a bit of olive oil in a happy puddle on top: Ok, I never do this but like when I have bought it at the store that way!  Dip in with corn chips, pita chips, celery, carrots - use your imagination.

2 pics: One of the hummus fixin's and one of the hummus and pizza dough pita chips.

Peace!