Whole Wheat Pizza Crust

Ingredients

• 2 2/3 cups water, warm

• 1 tsp active dry yeast

• 1 tsp evaporated cane sugar

• 1 tsp salt

• 1.5 tsp olive oil

• 14 oz whole wheat flour

• 13 oz all-purpose flour

  Instructions

  1. Add warm water, yeast, sugar, salt, and olive oil in the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment. Add flours and mix until the dough separates from the sides of the bowl. Add more flour if It Is too sticky.

1. Cover the bowl and let rest for 1 hour.

2. Divide dough into 2 oz pieces, rounding each piece.

3. From here, you can refrigerate or freeze your dough for future use. If refrigerating, use it within a few days. If freezing, use it within a month.

4. When ready to use, place dough on the counter covered (preferably in a warm spot of the kitchen) and allow it to double in size.

5. When proper proofing has been achieved, coat the dough in either more flour or cornmeal and roll it out to the desired size. Add toppings of choice and cook.

*You don't have to have a fancy pizza oven to make pizza at home. All you need is a pizza stone. Add the pizza stone to your oven and heat to 500⁰ F. When the oven is ready, carefully move your pizza to the stone with a pizza peel.