Thursday, March 17, 2011

Wheat Pizza Dough

In an effort to eat better/follow the diet better... wheat pizza crust :)

1 tsp sugar
1 1/2 c very warm water (110 F)
1 tbsp active dry yeast
1 tbsp EVOO
1 tsp salt
2 c whole wheat flour
1 1/2 c all purpose flour (additional for kneading purposes)

In large bowl, dissolve sugar in water.  Sprinkle yeast over top and let stand for 10 minutes or till foamy.  Stir EVOO and salt into yeast mixture.  Then mix in wheat flour and 1 c of all purpose flour till dough just starts to come together.  Place dough on a floured surface and add rest of all purpose flour.  Knead dough until all flour is incorporated.  Lightly oil a large bowl and place kneaded dough in-roll dough around to coat in oil.  Cover loosely with a towel and put in a warm place to rest for an hour. 
After the hour, preheat oven to 425 F.  On a floured surface, begin rolling out the dough as far as possible.  When unable to roll out further, using floured hands, place dough on fists and pull dough outward carefully, rotating in a circle till dough reaches desired diameter.  Lightly grease a pizza pan and place dough on pan. Prick surface of dough in several places.  Bake 5-6 minutes. Top with desired toppings and place in preheated oven.  Bake for 13-15 minutes depending on thickness of dough and amount of toppings.

2 comments:

  1. I am very impressed by your rolling abilities! We always end up with misshapen pizzas b/c we give up on getting a perfect circle.

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  2. Haha... you really give me too much credit! Besides, what kind of food blogger would I be if I posted pictures of a misshapen pizza?! Ha.

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