Fast And Easy Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast (or 1 package of dry yeast)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 in large mixing bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water. sprinkle yeast over water and let stand for 10 minutes or until foamy. meanwhile, combine flours and salt.
• 2 stir oil into foamy yeast mixture. stir in about half the flour mixture. add more flour, mixing until dough can be gathered into a slightly sticky ball (you may need a little more or less than 3 cups of flour).
• 3 on lightly floured surface, kneed dough for about 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic, adding more flour as necessary to prevent dough from stick to counter. cut dough in half; cover with waxed paper and let rest for 10 minutes.
• 4 on lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll each piece of dough into a 12-inch circle, about 1/4 inch thick.
• 5 transfer rounds to 2 lightly oiled pizza pans or baking sheets. carefully, using fingers, stretch dough into large circles.
• 6 let dough rise for about 15 minutes before adding toppings. for a thicker crust let dough rise for 30 minutes.
• 7 add toppings just before baking.
• 8 makes two 12 inch pizza rounds.