Whole Wheat Pizza Crust
1 tsp Saf-Instant Yeast
1 cup warn water, 115 F
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 T sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 T olive oil
1 cup unbleached white flour (+ some to knead with)
Dissolove yeast in warm water. Allow to rest 5 minutes. Stir in whole wheat flour, sugar, salt, olive oil, and 1 cup white flour. Knead by hand; about 5 minutes.
Spray a medium size bowl with no-stick cooking spray or coat with oil). Place pizza dough in bowl and turn to coat thoroughly. Cover and allow to rise in a warm, draft-free place for 20-30 minutes.
Divide into 4 balls. Knead each ball by folding edges under, then pat with fingertips to close up bottoms. Place each ball into a seperate greased plastic bowl, with a lid, bottom side up. Set in fridge for a cold proof/overnight before using for best results.
Roll out, top with your favorite toppings.
We bake ours in our Pizza Pro for 2 1/2 minutes http://2stone.ning.com.
For conventional oven, preheat to 425 F. Bake until cheese is melted and crust is browned.
(I was fasinated at how the the dough balls looked in the greased bowls and had to take a picture…)
janeymac, about 1 month ago
sounds yum!!! great shot
jegustavsen in reply to janeymac’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thank you janey! I like whole wheat vs. white. I grew up with homemade bread, my mother paid most of our medical bills by making the Dr’s home made bread…(too bad I couldn’t do that today).