Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Pizza has gotten fucking expensive.

I have been the victim of spending $50 for pizza for people who have helped us move in and for when friends stop by. Because I enjoy having pizza every so often I decided to strike it out and make my own whole wheat pizza dough.

I've tried a lot of different recipies, this is my favorite and the one I think is the best out of many failed doughs. Just so you know I make all my doughs without the use of a bread machine, I think that's the cheaters way to do it. Making dough, no matter if it's for pizza or bread is really easy and my cat could do it, so just suck it up and give it a chance.

Gracie of course was in the kitchen, supervising. It's what she does best.



You'll get to know I mostly shop at Aldi, and as a winter/fall special they had some yeast for 77 cents, so I bought quite a bit, it should last me through the winter. If you have an Aldi by you, so you know their quality is just as good as the other stores, so give them a chance and save a bundle.



You start this dough by mixing two packets of yeast with warm tap water in a bowl. Stir the yeast a bit so it dissolves and let it sit for about 10 minutes so this way the yeast can come to life.



While the yeast does what well... what yeast does, start mixing your flour. I use a mixture of white and wheat flour. I also like to use King Arthur Flour.



It's not as gritty as other flours can be, it can be expensive so I only buy it on sale. I mix 2 cups of sifted white flour with 3 cups of the wheat flour.



When you have all the flour sifted, mix it together with the salt. At this point your yeast should have sat for about 10 minutes, add to it 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/4 cup olive oil (or whatever oil you have)



Dump the watery yeasty mixture into the flour mixture and just mix it together. You'll have to get your hands in this too, so remove any rings that you have on unless you like to lick the dough off it and risk swallowing it. After it's mixed you'll knead it up.



Once your done kneading, spray your bowl with nonstick spray and put the lump of dough in it. Place the dough in a warm spot.



I like to put it on top of the stove while I'm baking or in the oven when it's not on since it is still kind of warm. (I don't know if that's normal, but I don't pay for it)



Cover it with a clean dish towel and let it rise for about an hour and a half to two hours. The dough will double/triple in size, and it'll look something like this....



You can then flip it on a clean surface and cut it up. The dough makes two normal crust pizzas.....



But I like small thin crust pizzas so I cut it into quarters.



After your done, bag it in freezer safe bags and stick it in the freezer. Try to use it in a two months or so. You can take it out a day before and then roll it out when your ready. Since I didn't make pizza tonight I can't show you that but trust me one day I will.

Here is the recipie for those who are interested:

2 envelopes active dry yeast
1/4 cup oil
2 tablespoons sugar
3 cups sifted whole wheat flour
2 cups sifted white flour
1 teaspoon salt

Directions:
Combine yeast with two cups of warm water and let stand for 10 minutes. In large mixing bowl combine sifted flours.
Add sugar and oil to yeast mixture and combine with the flour, mix it and knead it.

Let rise for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.