Whole Wheat Dough

Serves: 4

Ingredients

1 Tbsp sugar or honey
1 1/4 cups warm water (110 degrees)
1 pack (1/4 ounce) dry yeast
1 1/4 cups white flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil

Method

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

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