Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

I've had several request for my pizza dough recipe, so I thought I should share it on here as well! My family has always made pizza at home. When we would have slumber parties, making our own pizza was always one of the favorite activities. Now that I'm married to a New Yorker, and a true pizza snob, we have to make pizza at home because he refuses to eat it from anywhere else! Did I mention we're in Florida, only a thousand miles or so away from any good pizza! My New Yorker is also carb conscious, so we try to do whole wheat whenever possible. I've had some pretty awful whole wheat pizza dough, and I'm proud to say mine is not awful! Try it, and let me know what you think!

Wicked Good Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

1 1/2 cups warm water

1 tablespoon active dry yeast ( I use Fleischman's )

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tsp white sugar

1 tsp seasoned salt

1 tsp garlic powder*

1 tablespoon finely chopped Basil*

dash oregano*

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

*these are optional, but I think the flavor really pushes it over the top so it's not just plain whole wheat dough. If I were you I would consider it necessary! :o)

In 2 cup measuring cup, put 1 1/2 cups of your hottest tap water and sprinkle 1 tablespoon on yeast over top/ Let set for Ten minutes while preparing the rest of the dough.

In a large bowl, combine whole wheat flour 1 cup of the all purpose flour and everything else except the oil and water. Mix well. Create a well in the middle of the flour add olive oil to the center, and then pour in the water with the proofed yeast. Mix until the dough starts to come together.

At this point I think hands are necessary. Get your hands in there, and knead the dough, adding a little bit at a time of the extra half cup of all purpose flour. knead until the dough ball is is smooth and not sticky.

Cover loosely until doubled in size, about an hour

When dough is doubled, divided into 2 pieces for two thinner crusts, or leave whole to make one thick crust. We also divide the dough and freeze one ball for another day. The on dough ball is the perfect size for the 2 of us to share!

Preheat oven to 425. Roll out dough to desired shape. We like to use our pizza stone for a crispy crust. Place the rolled out dough in the oven for 5 minutes, take it out and flip it over. This ensures that the dough gets cooked all the way through. Once flipped add pizza toppings of your choice (We enjoy Turkey Pepperoni!) Bake 15 minutes or until cheese is melted, and enjoy!