Whole Grain Pizza Dough

By moninikole

Ingredients

• 3 cups (12.75 ounces) Farmer Ground all purpose flour, plus more for kneading
• 1 1/4 teaspoons quick rise yeast
• 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, plus more to coat bowl
• 1 cup warm water

Preparation

Step 1

Add 2 cups (8.5 ounces) of flour, yeast, salt and sugar to a deep bowl. Whisk to combine. Pour in the water and olive oil. Stir with a wooden spoon to combine—dough will be very wet and sticky. Add enough of the remaining flour, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the dough is tacky, but no longer wet. Sprinkle the rest of the flour on a clean counter or board. Dump the dough onto the floured surface and knead in the remaining flour. The dough will be very soft and smooth, but should be not be tacky—add more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time if you need to.

Lightly coat a bowl with olive oil. Place the dough in the bowl, cover and set aside in a warm area. Let rise until doubled in volume. This will take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour depending on the temperature in your kitchen.

Place pizza stone on the center rack of your oven. Preheat to 500ºF. Divide the dough into 2 equal balls. Place a lightly floured sheet of parchment paper on top of a round pizza pan or the back of a baking sheet. On the parchment paper, shape each into a 16-inch round, top as desired. Slide pizza onto the pizza stone ( you can pull the parchment out after the crust sets in about 2 to 3 minutes). Bake for 10 minutes, or crust is golden.