Whole Wheat Pizza Crust Archives

Jul 31st Pizza -Favorite Food and How I Use It -#L&SR #WednesdayBlogChallenge 7-31-19

Welcome to L&SR’s #Wednesday’s Blog Challenge Favorite Food and How I use it. First let me say that Pizza is my very favorite food group. LOL Due to health issues, Pizza was scratched from my allowed diet. No way I could live with that. Sooo… One of my author friends, Peggy Jaeger, came to the rescue with a yummy Whole Wheat Pizza Crust recipe. Thought I’d share it with you.

INGREDIENTS:

2 1/4 teaspoons (one 1/4 ounce package) active dry yeast

1 cup warm water (110- 120 degrees)

2 teaspoons sugar, divided

2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour, plus more for dusting

3/4 teaspoons salt

1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

DIRECTIONS:

In a small bowl combine yeast, water and 1 teaspoon sugar; Let sit for five minutes.

In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine 2 cups flour, salt and remaining teaspoon sugar. Make a well in the center. Add yeast mixture and olive oil.

Stir with a wooden spoon or the paddle attachment until the dough just comes together. Knead, either by hand or in a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, for about 5 minutes (2-3 minutes if using a stand mixer). As you knead, add remaining 1/4 cup flour in small increments, just until dough is no longer sticky. (You may not need to add the full 1/4 cup)

Shape dough into a ball. Place in a lightly greased bowl, turn once to coat, and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature until doubled, about 1 hour (up to 2 hours).

Punch down risen dough and place on a lightly floured surface. Shape dough into a ball. Either wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate/freeze for later use, or bake right away.

To bake, preheat oven to 475 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to desired crust thickness and place on a pizza stone or baking sheet. Add your desired sauce and toppings. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted. Let rest for about 5 minutes before slicing.

At least with this crust and a few less toppings, I can have my beloved pizza at least twice a month. Yippee.

Well there you have it My Favorite Food and How I Use It plus the recipe. Do you have a favorite food or recipe? List them in the comments. Alas, I need to get back to my WIP, so let’s see what the other authors in this blog challenge claim as their Favorite food and what recipes they have shared: L&SR

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