| Next time you make your pizza from scratch (and we | | | | bread flour into the yeast mixture. Mix in the remaining |
| highly recommend you do!), try this delicious pizza | | | | flour, 1/2 C. at a time, stirring well after each addition. |
| dough recipe! It's not only tasty but it's good for you | | | | When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a |
| too! | | | | lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and |
| The following pizza dough recipe is not only flavorful | | | | elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large mixing bowl, |
| but with ingredients like whole wheat flour and olive oil, | | | | place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. |
| it's healthy too! | | | | Cover with a damp cloth and put in a warm place to |
| Homemade Pizza Dough | | | | rise until doubled in volume; about 1 hour.Deflate the |
| Makes three hearty pizza crusts. This dough can also | | | | dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. |
| be used to make calzones or can be frozen for later | | | | Divide the dough into three equal pieces and form into |
| use. Freeze any dough just after dividing. This can be | | | | rounds. Cover the rounds and let them rest for about |
| later thawed at room temperature, then it is ready to | | | | 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Use a rolling |
| use. | | | | pin to roll the dough into the desired shape, cover it |
| Ingredients | | | | with your favorite toppings and bake at 425 degrees |
| * 1 packet active dry yeast | | | | for about 20 minutes or until the crust and cheese are |
| * 1 Tbs. white sugar | | | | golden brown. |
| * 2 1/2 C. warm water (110 degrees) | | | | Pizza Dough Recipe Tip: |
| * 2 Tbs. olive oil | | | | Brick Oven |
| * 1 Tbs. salt | | | | It's easy to re-create a brick oven at home. The |
| * 1/2 C. whole-wheat flour | | | | method of cooking directly on a heated ceramic-type |
| * 5 1/2 C. bread flour | | | | surface is what gives classic pizza crusts and Old |
| Directions | | | | World breads their crunch. You can purchase a stone |
| In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in the | | | | that fits in your home oven. Simply pre-heat the stone |
| warm water. Let sit until creamy; about 10 minutes. Stir | | | | as your oven warms up and then bake on the hot |
| the olive oil, whole-wheat flour, salt and 4 C. of the | | | | surface. |