Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
A healthy and delicious veggie homemade whole wheat pizza dough you won't be able to stop eating.
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2/3 cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
For the toppings:
- A handful of black olives
- A handful of rocket
- 1 fresh chili pepper
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 fresh buffalo mozzarella sliced
- 1 teaspoon capers
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C). Make sure the baking sheet or pizza stone is warming up in the oven.
- Add the dry yeast to the warm water and stir to dissolve.
- Add the flour and salt to a mixing bowl.
- Slowly add the water, the extra-virgin olive oil, and mix for 5 minutes. If your dough is a bit too wet, add a bit more flour, but make sure you don’t add too much or the pizza will be hard. After kneading, the dough should be smooth and elastic.
- Shape the dough into a ball and place in a large mixing bowl at least twice the size of the dough, coated with extra-virgin olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap and leave it to rise in a warm location for at least 45 minutes (if you can leave it longer, it won’t do it any harm).
- Turn the dough onto a floured surface, divide it into 2 balls and using a rolling pin to roll the dough into two 11 inches rounds. Don’t worry if the shape isn’t perfect, but make sure the pizza crust is thin and of consistent thickness all around.
- Make sure the oven is really hot. Remove the hot baking sheet or pizza stone and transfer the pizza dough on it.
- Top with tomato sauce, mozzarella, olives, capers, and chili or any other toppings you like.
- Put back in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the mozzarella is melted and cooked. If you are using a pizza stone, your pizza will cook much faster: make sure you allow only 6-8 minutes.
- Add the rocket, slice and serve warm.
Notes
1. If you don’t have a mixer, just mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix by hand. Mix until the dough comes together and then proceed as above.
2. A tip I use to make sure the pizza dough rises in a warm environment every time is to warm my empty microwave for 2 minutes. Then I put the bowl with the dough in the microwave with the door closed and let it rest in there.
3, Remember to make sure the pizza stone or the baking sheet is hot before you place the dough on it. This will ensure a crusty pizza base every time.
4. Add the rocket or any fresh greens only after the pizza is cooked and out of the oven.