Pizza Crust
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 (1/4 ounce) packet active dry yeast
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 34 cups white flour
- 1 12 teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- cornmeal
- desired pizza toppings
- 1.
- Whisk 1 1/3 cups warm water (105 degrees) and the sugar in a bowl; sprinkle the yeast on top.
- Set aside until foamy, about 10 minutes.
- 2.
- Meanwhile, whisk both flours and the salt in a large bowl.
- Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the yeast mixture.
- Stir together with a wooden spoon until liquid is incorporated.
- Add in the olive oil and gradually stir to make a rough dough.
- 3.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes, dusting with more flour if necessary.
- Form into 2 balls.
- Brush 2 large bowls with olive oil, add a ball of dough to each and turn to coat with the oil.
- Cover tightly with plastic wrap and set aside at room temperature until doubled in size, about 1.5 hours.
- 4.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Roll out, sprinkle cornmeal on crust, flip over (so cornmeal is on the bottom) and put on a olive oil greased pizza pan (cast iron is the best!
- ).
- 5.
- Bake at 450 for 5 minutes.
- 6.
- Take out of the oven and carefully top with desired ingredients.
- 7.
- Cook at 450 for 10 more minutes.
- 8.
- Reduce oven to 425 and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Check at this point to see if cooked, if not leave in and check every 5 minutes until done.
- 9.
- Broil for 2 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and golden.
- 10.
- ENJOY :)
- Note: Pizza crust can be wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen for up to 1 month.
sugar, active dry yeast, whole wheat flour, white flour, salt, olive oil, cornmeal, toppings
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pizza-crust-483612 (may not work)