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This whole wheat pizza dough yields our family's favourite pizza crust; crispy and chewy, flavourful crust that holds up to anything you put on it.

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Rebecca Lindamood
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
This whole wheat pizza dough yields our family’s favourite pizza crust; crispy and chewy, flavourful crust that holds up to anything you put on it.

Equipment

  • 1 dough bucket or large mixing bowl
  • 1 dough whisk or long handled, sturdy spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 5 3/4 cups room temperature water
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons instant yeast
  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar raw or granulated
  • 4 cups whole wheat flour 1 pound 1 ounce by weight
  • 7 cups all-purpose flour 1 pounds, 14 3/4 ounces by weight
  • 2 cups semolina flour 11 ounces by weight

Instructions
 

  • Mix the yeast, salt, sugar, olive oil and water in a 12 quart capacity bucket. (This recipe can be halved if you do not have a large enough container.)
  • Stir in the flour until no dry pockets remain. You do not have to knead it, but I find the easiest way to have it thoroughly mixed is to wet one hand and forearm and use that one to mix it in completely.
  • Cover lightly (Do not put a lid on tight. Trust me.) and let rest at room temperature until the dough has doubled and collapsed. (Or at least until dough is very, very puffy.) This takes a less than 2 hours in warm weather and more than 2 hours in cool or cold temperatures.
  • You can use the dough immediately. If you have leftovers, you can store them in the container, lightly covered (again, do not use a tight lid!) for up to 10 days.
  • If you need to store the dough beyond that time, divide into individual pizza sized servings. Freeze in re-sealable plastic bags that have about a teaspoon of olive oil smeared around inside each for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 296kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 8gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 583mgPotassium: 143mgFiber: 4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 3mg

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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