Friday, May 3, 2013

Daddy Dave's Pizza Dough--Whole Wheat Style

The (aforementioned) Holloway pizza tradition began with Travis' father Dave, who served his mission in Italy and has since created some of his own delicious Italian dishes (which are all family favorites!). Here we've taken his pizza dough recipe and just switched out some of the white flour for wheat to up the health factor. It's one of our whole families favorite pizza crusts--lightly crisp on the outside and pillowy on the inside--we love this homemade dough!

Daddy Dave's Pizza Dough
Makes 1 extra large pizza crust

2 1/2 tsp instant yeast (if using active dry yeast, follow the instructions on the package instead)
1 Tbsp sugar
1 cup warm water
3 Tbsp oil
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups flour (1 1/2 of whole wheat flour, 1 cup of white or vice versa)

Combine yeast, flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add the oil and water, then stir to combine. Once it's combined, knead dough a few times with your hands. (If it's too sticky, add flour by the tablespoonful until it no longer sticks to your hands.) Form into a ball and place in a bowl, then cover bowl with a dish towel, and let it rise for 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 450. Roll out dough on a floured surface; transfer to a prepared pizza paddle (that's been sprinkled with cornmeal) and top with desired sauce and toppings. Carefully slide onto the pizza stone and bake for 8-10 minutes (or until the cheese is melted and the bottom of the crust is lightly browned.

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