Whole Grain Pizza Crust
- 3 12 cups organic whole grain wheat flour
- 12 cup organic amaranth grain
- 1 -2 bread, yeast packets
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 12 teaspoons salt
- 2 cups water
- pop amaranth in small batches and let cool.
- to pop amaranth, heat heavy skillet with lid over high heat; after skillet is hot, add 1/8 cup of amaranth, cover skillet, shake for 20 seconds, and pour popped amaranth from skillet into a bowl; repeat popping process for remaining amaranth; let popped amaranth cool in the bowl.
- amaranth can be popped in advance and stored for later use.
- measure 2 cups of water at 115 degrees F.
- dissolve honey in water.
- add yeast and olive oil to water, mix well and set aside for 5-7 minutes.
- while waiting, combine wheat flour, popped amaranth and salt in mixing bowl.
- add water to flour mixture; mix well and add additional water as necessary to form dough; knead dough into ball.
- place dough ball in oiled bowl; cover and set aside in warm location for 1-4 hours to let dough rise.
- roll out pizza crust from 1/3 to 1/2 of dough ball.
- footnote: add sauce and toppings to crust; bake on preheated pizza stone for 7-15 minutes depending on temperature 400-500 degrees F; dough can be made in advance and stored in fridge for several days.
grain wheat flour, amaranth grain, bread, honey, olive oil, salt, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/whole-grain-pizza-crust-460776 (may not work)