100% Whole Wheat Pizza Homemade
This recipe offers a healthier pizza base using 100% whole wheat flour, which avoids the rapid sugar conversion associated with white flour. The straightforward method involves activating yeast and combining it with flour, salt, and olive oil to form a smooth dough. After shaping the base directly on a floured surface or pizza paddle, you add your chosen toppings and bake. The entire process, from mixing to a finished pizza, takes roughly 45 to 60 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (100% whole wheat)
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 1 teaspoon yeast (1 packet)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup water (very warm)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
- 4 -5 tablespoons olive oil
- pizza toppings
Method
- If you have a pizza stone, place it in your oven and begin preheating to 475 degrees fahrenheit.
- To make the dough, start by activating the yeast. Place 1 teaspoon of yeast into a 1 cup measuring cup.
- Add 1 teaspoon of sugar to the same cup.
- Pour in 1/4 cup of very very warm water.
- Stir this mixture well and allow it to rise for 10 minutes or until foam reaches the cup's top.
- While the yeast rises, place 1-1/2 cups of whole wheat flour into a mixer bowl.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the flour.
- Include 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt if you wish.
- Pour 3 tablespoons of olive oil into the bowl.
- Mix these ingredients in the blender until small dough balls form, then pause until the yeast is ready.
- Once the yeast mixture is foamy, pour all of it into the mixer bowl and combine.
- While the mixer runs, fill the measuring cup with 3/4 cup of very very warm water and add it to the bowl.
- Let everything mix until the dough develops a smooth texture.
- Gradually add more flour, about 3/4 - 1 cup, until the dough pulls away from the bowl's sides in one mass.
- Remove the dough from the beater, place it on a floured surface, and form it into a ball, ensuring it is no longer sticky.
- If using a pizza paddle, coat it generously with corn meal. Shape your pizza base on the counter before transferring it to the paddle. Without a paddle, you can carefully shape the dough directly on the hot stone removed from the oven.
- Add your desired toppings to the shaped base and bake the pizza for 12 minutes.
- If you do not own a pizza stone, it is a highly recommended investment for this recipe.
Nutrition (per serving)
Sodium1248700 mg
Recipe details
CategorySnack
AuthorGarden Addict