Easy Homemade Pizza Dough

          

This pizza dough produces a very nice pizza crust–flavorful, tender, with just the right amount of chewiness.

Original recipe makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup whole wheat flour
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon white sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups warm water (100 degrees F or 38 degrees C)
all-purpose flour, for dusting

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    10 mins

  • READY IN

    18 hrs 35 mins

Directions

  1. Stir whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, yeast, salt, sugar, olive oil, and warm water with a spatula until formed into a sticky ball of dough that pulls away from sides of a large bowl, about 3-4 minutes.
  2. Cover the bowl with a light cloth or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C)) for 18 hours, until doubled in size.
  3. Preheat the oven to 550 degrees F (280 degrees C). Sprinkle a baking sheet with cornmeal.
  4. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and sprinkle with more flour. Form the dough into a rectangle, and cut it into four equal parts. Shape each piece into a ball, stretching and tucking the dough to create a smooth surface, adding more flour if needed. Cover the dough balls with a towel and let rest for 15 minutes.
  5. To shape the dough, sprinkle the surface with flour and lightly pat flat. Use a rolling pin to form a thin disk about 9 inches in diameter.
  6. Transfer the formed crust to the prepared baking sheet and top as desired. Bake on the bottom rack for 4 minutes, move to the middle rack and bake for 5-6 minutes more minutes, until the bottom is crispy and the top is lightly browned. Move to cooling rack to cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 485 kcal
Carbohydrates: 89.3 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fat: 8 g
Fiber: 3.9 g
Protein: 12.4 g
Sodium: 732 mg