I have stalled a little, thanks to a broken set of interchangeable needles. I love knitpro needles, but I DO NOT recommend the acrylic ones. I have actually lost count of how many I have broken. It seems as soon as your knitting gets a bit heavy, they just snap... I will actually return these ones, it wasn't till I threw the others (honestly more than 5 needles) out that someone told me I could get a credit! I will stick with the wood and nickel ones I think!
I was also surprised how many people are, or have been, sugar free! I am amazed of the difference already in me (now that I am past the awful detox mood swings... ) I just don't want it! I almost don't even want to snack. Tonight while the family were eating ice-cream, I forced myself to have some yoghurt. Greek, unsweetened which I would normally find incredibly tart and disgusting. It was delicious! I even made DH try some just to check if it was just perhaps a nice one, but his cheeks sucked in and the sound effects told me, that no, my taste buds have changed!
Tonight I made a sugar free pizza, not all that hard, as long as your dough doesn't use sugar, and tomato sauce is the other biggest culprit. This pizza dough is actually one Mum has always made though, not specially sugar free, it just happens to be!
2 cups flour
1 teaspn salt
1 tblspn dried yeast
approx 1 cup warm water
Sift flour and salt into a bowl. Stir yeast into a small amount of the warm water and leave for a few minutes to froth. Add to flour, with more of the warm water to make a stiff dough. Knead until it springs back when touched (I just do this in the large bowl you are mixing in, to save cleaning the bench)
Leave to rest until it doubles. Takes 1-2 hours, I leave it many more if I am organised.
I actually knocked this before I took the photo, it was more puffed then this! But anyway, you punch it down, and roll it out, this makes enough for 2 medium pizzas.
If you need a good pizza base recipe, I recommend you try it! Bake it for 10-12 mins at 200 degrees. Put whatever you like on top!
Your pizza looks delicious - funny, I was thinking of making one for us tonight. I make my dough in the bread maker and use half white/ half wholemeal .... kids don't notice :)
ReplyDeleteBummer about your needles - I have given up on even the wooden knit pro needles in the smallest sizes - I have broken so many. I'm slowly replacing them with metal (which bend!)
I always forget to do half wholemeal! Bugger about the metal ones bending, I find them a little tricky to do up, I have only broken 1 wooden one... Maybe I should try a different brand?!
DeleteSugar-free pizza! That looks so wonderful, I'm definitely going to give it a try. I'm so excited for you being able to make such a happy, healthy change in your life. Isn't great how quickly you can start to feel great? So sorry to hear about the acrylic needles breaking, perhaps this is a sign that you need to start investing in a more quality brand? I have the US equivalent to Knit Pro and even the wooden ones are prone to breaking.
ReplyDeleteAny suggestions of a better brand? They are a bit tricky to come by down here, but I can shop online!
DeleteI was just about to make my own pizza dough today so thanks for this great recipe. As for the needles, I've heard that about the acrylic ones repeatedly. How annoying! Yes, stick with the wooden or nickel ones!
ReplyDeleteYum!!!!
ReplyDeleteI've had Knit Pro come apart while I'm kntting, which no doubt is my fault even tho I've used the little doo-dad thingie to tighten the needle onto the cable. Have gone back to gorgeous Ashford bamboo double points for socks, am loving them!
As for losing the taste for sugar, I have completely lost the taste for salt after replacing sodium chloride (salt!) in baking that needs it, i.e. bread, with Lo-Salt, which is potassium chloride. My guests have to season their own food and I've had complaints about the lack of salt!
ReplyDeleteLooks so good! I've broken my plastic needles before, too (though not the same brand). It's always disappointing.
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