Whole Wheat Dough

ItalianVegetarianAdvanced120 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 each Tbls. sugar or honey
  • 0 cup warm water (110 degrees)
  • 1 each pack (1/4 ounce) dry yeast
  • 0 cup white flour
  • 2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.3 cup olive oil

Instructions

  1. 1

    Dissolve sugar in water and add yeast.

  2. 2

    Stir gently until disssolved (about 1 minute).

  3. 3

    Let stand until the yeast foams slightly (about 5 minutes) to insure that the yeast is effective.

  4. 4

    Combine 3 cups of the flour and salt in a large bowl.

  5. 5

    Pour in the yeast mixture and oil if you are using it.

  6. 6

    Begin kneading the mixture, gradually adding enough of the remaining 1/4 cup flour so that the dough is no longer sticky.

  7. 7

    Continue kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic (another 10-15 minutes by hand).

  8. 8

    Shape dough into a ball and put in an oiled bowl, turning the dough to coat it with the oil.

  9. 9

    Let rise until doubled in bulk (45 minutes to 1-1/2 hours, depending on the yeast and the temperature).

  10. 10

    Punch down the dough and shape into 1 or 2 pieces.

  11. 11

    The entire recipe will make two 12 inch pizzas.

  12. 12

    Shape the dough either by hand or with a rolling pin, stretching out as necessary to achieve a thin dough.

  13. 13

    For a lighter crust, let the dough sit for a half hour after shaping before constructing pizza and baking.

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