Whole Wheat Dough
Ingredients
- 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
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Dissolve sugar in water and add yeast.
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Stir gently until disssolved (about 1 minute).
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Let stand until the yeast foams slightly (about 5 minutes) to insure that the yeast is effective.
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Combine 3 cups of the flour and salt in a large bowl.
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Pour in the yeast mixture and oil if you are using it.
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Begin kneading the mixture, gradually adding enough of the remaining 1/4 cup flour so that the dough is no longer sticky.
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Continue kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic (another 10-15 minutes by hand).
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Shape dough into a ball and put in an oiled bowl, turning the dough to coat it with the oil.
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Let rise until doubled in bulk (45 minutes to 1-1/2 hours, depending on the yeast and the temperature).
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Punch down the dough and shape into 1 or 2 pieces.
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The entire recipe will make two 12 inch pizzas.
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Shape the dough either by hand or with a rolling pin, stretching out as necessary to achieve a thin dough.
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For a lighter crust, let the dough sit for a half hour after shaping before constructing pizza and baking.
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