Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
I never buy pizza crusts. They are easy to make and inexpensive compared to store-bought. You can also vary them with different flours, or herbs. This recipe is very forgiving as long as your water is not too hot (it kills the yeast).
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp active dry baking yeast
- 3 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1¼ cup warm water about 110 degrees F
- 2½ cups whole-wheat bread flour more as needed
- ½ tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Add the yeast and maple syrup to the warm water and whisk them together. Let the mixture sit until it starts to foam.
- Add the salt and, using a whisk, stir in 1 cup of the flour.
- Beat the dough for 3 minutes, slowly adding in more of the remaining flour.
- When the dough becomes too stiff to use a whisk, turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead it by hand, adding more flour until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
- Cover the dough with a damp towel and let it sit in a warm place until it has doubled in volume, about 45 minutes.
- Punch it down and let it rise again, about 15 minutes.
- Divide the dough into two pieces and shape into two round, flat crusts.
- Let it rest, covered, for 15 minutes before using it in your pizza recipe
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