Pizza Crust

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 (1/4 ounce) packet active dry yeast
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• cornmeal
• desired pizza toppings

Recipe

• 1 1. whisk 1 1/3 cups warm water (105 degrees) and the sugar in a bowl; sprinkle the yeast on top. set aside until foamy, about 10 minutes.
• 2 2. meanwhile, whisk both flours and the salt in a large bowl. make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the yeast mixture. stir together with a wooden spoon until liquid is incorporated. add in the olive oil and gradually stir to make a rough dough.
• 3 3. turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes, dusting with more flour if necessary. form into 2 balls. brush 2 large bowls with olive oil, add a ball of dough to each and turn to coat with the oil. cover tightly with plastic wrap and set aside at room temperature until doubled in size, about 1.5 hours.
• 4 4. preheat oven to 450 degrees. roll out, sprinkle cornmeal on crust, flip over (so cornmeal is on the bottom) and put on a olive oil greased pizza pan (cast iron is the best!).
• 5 5. bake at 450 for 5 minutes.
• 6 6. take out of the oven and carefully top with desired ingredients.
• 7 7. cook at 450 for 10 more minutes.
• 8 8. reduce oven to 425 and cook for another 10 minutes. check at this point to see if cooked, if not leave in and check every 5 minutes until done.
• 9 9. broil for 2 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and golden.
• 10 10. enjoy :)
• 11 note: pizza crust can be wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen for up to 1 month.