I can't seem to stop with the new ways to make pizza from scratch.  This one is an adaptation of a recipe from a very old Quaker Oats flyer that I found in a garage-sale-find cookbook.  It has Wilford Brimley on it, who I once told, "You look just like the guy from the oatmeal commercials!" while serving him a bagel.  Oh yes, it did turn out to be him.  Anyway, even though he probably didn't make up the original recipe, we'll all think of him while eating the healthier version.

For my pizza, I used baby spinach, tiny pieces of raw broccoli, chopped red onion and grated parmesan.  In other words, whatever I had in the fridge--- plus a sprinkling of oregano and some sea salt.  You can: simply pile on the cheese and tomato sauce, confetti it with three different colors of pepper and dabs of goat cheese, or cover the crust with olive oil, slices of fresh tomato, fresh mozzarella and fresh basil.  Express.

Prep Time:  10 Minutes
Cooking Time:  30 Minutes
Yield:  4 Servings
Ingredients:
1 Cup Rolled Oats
1 ¼ Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 Tsp Baking Powder
½ Tsp Sea Salt
2/3 Cup Unsweetened Milk, dairy or non-dairy
¼ Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Toppings:
3/4 Cup Tomato Sauce
Variety of Vegetables, chopped into small pieces if necessary
Cheese (fresh mozzarella, blue cheese, parmesan, etc.) ....optional
Fresh and Dried Herbs (thyme, oregano, basil, parsley, etc.)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees and lightly grease a round, 12 inch pizza pan.  Blend oats in a food processor for about one minute, or until well ground.  In a large bowl, whisk together oats, flour, baking powder and sea salt.  Once well combined, pour in milk and olive oil and use a fork to combine liquid ingredients with dry.  In the bowl, knead with your hands for about one minute.  Once well combined, spread with lightly oiled fingers onto the pizza pan.  Keep spreading until surface is covered and edges are shaped.  Bake for 15 minutes.  Pull baked crust from the oven and spread tomato sauce.  Sprinkle with vegetables, optional cheese, and herbs.  Bake for an additional 15 minutes.  Serve.