100 Whole Wheat Pizza Dough And Pizza Tips Recipes

100% WHOLE WHEAT PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine lukewarm water, yeast and honey. Mix with a spoon, then let sit until foamy, about 5-8 minutes.
• Add in the olive oil, whole wheat flour and salt stirring with a spoon until the dough comes together but is still sticky. Using your hands, on a floured surface, form the dough into a ball. Knead the dough for 5 minutes or until smooth.
• Rub the same bowl with olive oil, then place the dough inside, turning to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm place for 1-2 hours or until doubled in size.
• Once the dough has doubled in size**, punch it down and divide in two balls. Sprinkle cornmeal onto a floured surface and roll out each dough. Alternatively, use floured hands to stretch the dough into a circle, then place on the prepared baking sheet and stretch a little more, pinching the edges of pizza dough to form a crust. To get the dough super thin, briefly roll with a rolling pin.
• Garnish the pizza with toppings of your choice and bake at 450°F (230°C) for 15-20 minutes***, or until the edge is golden and crispy.

WHOLE WHEAT PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Whisk the warm water, yeast, and honey together in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Cover and allow to rest for 5 minutes or until foamy on top. *If you don't have a stand mixer, simply use a large mixing bowl and mix the dough with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula in the next step.
• Add the olive oil, salt, and flour. Beat on low speed for 3 minutes. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. It will be slightly tacky to the touch. With lightly floured hands, knead the dough for 5 minutes. The dough can be a little too heavy for a mixer to knead it, but you can certainly use the mixer on low speed if needed instead. After kneading, the dough should still feel a little soft. Poke it with your finger - if it slowly bounces back, your dough is ready to rise. If not, keep kneading.
• Lightly grease a large bowl with olive oil or nonstick spray- just use the same bowl you used for the dough. Place the dough in the bowl, turning it to coat all sides in the oil. Cover the bowl with aluminum foil, plastic wrap, or a clean kitchen towel. Allow the dough to rise at room temperature for 2 hours or until double in size. (Tip: For the warm environment on a particularly cold day, heat your oven to 150°F (66°C). Turn the oven off, place the dough inside, and keep the door slightly ajar. This will be a warm environment for your dough to rise. After about 30 minutes, close the oven door to trap the air inside with the rising dough. When it's doubled in size, remove from the oven.)
• Preheat oven to 475°F (246°C). Allow it to heat for at least 15-20 minutes as you shape the pizza. (If using a pizza stone, place it in the oven to preheat as well.) Lightly grease baking sheet or pizza pan with nonstick spray or olive oil. Sprinkle lightly with cornmeal, which gives the crust extra crunch and flavor.
• When the dough is ready, punch it down to release any air bubbles. Divide the dough in half. (If not making 2 pizzas, freeze half of the dough for another time- see freezing instructions below.) On a lightly floured work surface using lightly floured hands or rolling pin, gently flatten the dough into a disc. Place on prepared pan and, using lightly floured hands, stretch and flatten the disc into a 12-inch circle. Lift the edge of the dough up to create a lip around the edges. I simply pinch the edges up to create the rim. If using a pizza stone, place the dough directly on baker's peels dusted with cornmeal.
• Cover dough lightly with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and allow to rest for a few minutes as you prepare your pizza toppings.
• To prevent the filling from making your pizza crust soggy, brush the top lightly with olive oil. Using your fingers, push dents into the surface of the dough to prevent bubbling. Top with your favorite toppings and bake for 15-16 minutes.
• Slice hot pizza and serve immediately. Store leftover pizza covered tightly in the refrigerator and reheat as you prefer. Baked pizza slices may be frozen up to 1 month.

100% WHOLE WHEAT PIZZA DOUGH AND PIZZA TIPS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients with a spoon for about 1 minute or use paddle on electric mixer for 1 minute.
• Rest for 5 minutes to hydrate dough. Cover while resting.
• Mix by hand or with dough hook on electric mixer for 5 to 6 minutes.
• Using a little oil on the counter and hands scrape onto counter and stretch by pulling on the bottom of the dough until a rectangle about 1/3 as thick as the dough is formed. Stretch and fold the dough as you would a letter. Do the same with the ends until a folded package is formed. Turn over and pull the dough to the bottom forming a smooth ball.
• Using a dough scraper or knife, cut and weigh our 5 equal pieces about 8 oz. each or 227 g.
• Form each piece into a ball.
• Spray with oil and place each piece into a plastic sandwich bag or freezer bag that has also been sprayed inside with oil.
• Rest overnight (or up to 4 days in the fridge) or freeze for up to several months.
• Thaw frozen dough in the fridge for a day before cooking.
• On baking day, set out desired number of bags, remove from the bags onto an oiled pan or work surface. Gently press into discs, spray with oil and cover with oiled plastic.
• Preheat oven with pizza stone to 500F or slightly more if possible.
• Prepare toppings.
• Using flour, shape the dough using gravity and your knuckels, rotate and strech until desired size is reached (10 to 12 inches). It should be thicker along the rim and thin, but not paper thin.
• Place on parchment paper and add sauce, cheese and toppings.
• Place on stone and bake until cheese is bubbly and crust is browned. This will take 7 to 8 minutes at 500°F.
• Tip: Use canned whole peeled plum tomatoes deseeded, salted, slightly mixed with immersion blender and strained of some water for the sauce. Pinch of sugar helps remove any bitterness and provides correct consistency. Don't cook sauce.