Easy Whole-wheat Pizza Crust

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 cups warm water
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 6 cups whole wheat flour (plus additional flour as needed)
• 3 tablespoons rosemary

Recipe

• 1 combine sponge ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• 2 stir with a wooden spoon until sponge is smooth.
• 3 cover sponge with a warm, damp towel and let it rest in a warm draft-free place for 30 minutes.
• 4 after the 30 minutes, add the dough ingredients to the sponge.
• 5 beat ingredients with a wooden spoon until the dough is well mixed.
• 6 turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead the dough until it is smooth (about 15 to 20 minutes).
• 7 after kneading, place the dough into a lightly-oiled bowl and turn the dough to make sure that it is covered with the oil.
• 8 as with the sponge, cover the dough with a warm, damp towel and allow it to rise for 1 hour.
• 9 after the dough is finished rising, it should be ready to turn into pizza! i usually cut the dough into 3 equal portions, freeze 2 for later, and use one for a large pizza.
• 10 pizza baking instructions:.
• 11 preheat your oven to 475 degrees.
• 12 to ensure tastiness and nonstickiness, cover your pizza pan with cornmeal before working the dough on the pan.
• 13 after adding your favorite toppings to the crust, bake the pizza for 12 to 15 minutes or until the crusts have browned a bit and your toppings look delicious.