Make it Your Own Pizza Dough!

Laureleve
Laureleve @laureleve

We wanted pizza for game night, but didn't want to sabotage our new eating regime with take out and didn't find any recipes that we felt were for us. So I made up my own! It's so easy to make and tweek, which I also like since making any homemade bread has always been my nemesis.

Make it Your Own Pizza Dough!

We wanted pizza for game night, but didn't want to sabotage our new eating regime with take out and didn't find any recipes that we felt were for us. So I made up my own! It's so easy to make and tweek, which I also like since making any homemade bread has always been my nemesis.

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Ingredients

15 mins
  1. 1/2 cupluke warm water (skin temperature)
  2. 1/2 cupskim milk (or any kind)
  3. 1 tbspliquid honey
  4. 2 1/4 tspactive dry yeast (or one package)
  5. 1 cupwhole wheat flour
  6. 1 cupall purpose flour
  7. 1 1/2 tspsalt
  8. 2 tbspvegetable oil (or other cooking oil)
  9. 1/4 cupyour choice of spices or herbs combined. For example 1/8 cup garlic powder & 1/8 cup dried oregano
  10. 1 cupadditional of all purpose flour for kneading

Cooking Instructions

15 mins
  1. 1

    Heat milk in the microwave for about 30-40 seconds or until it reaches a lukewarm temperature.

  2. 2

    Combine in a small or medium bowl your milk and lukewarm water. Add the liquid honey and stirr until dissolved.

  3. 3

    Sprinkle the yeast into the lukewarm liquid and honey mixture. Let the yeast bloom for about 5 minutes. *To bloom yeast means to let it activate and become frothy or foamy looking*

  4. 4

    In a large bowl combine your dry ingredients including your choice of dry herbs and/or spices. Then make a well or hole in the middle of the dry mix.

  5. 5

    Add your now bloomed yeast mixture to the well in your dry mixture. Also add your oil to the well and gently stir the mixture until the wet and dry are incorporated.

  6. 6

    Using some of the additional flour, lightly dust a clean counter and drop your dough mixture onto the floured counter. Dust a little more flour on top of the dough and onto your hands so they don't stick.

  7. 7

    Begin kneading or slowly massaging and rolling your dough to incorporate more flour. As you need it dust more flour on the counter and your hands so the dough does not stick. Continue kneading until the dough becomes smooth and elastic. (About 2-5 minutes)

  8. 8

    In a large bowl use oil to grease the entire inside of the bowl or use an oil spray. Put your kneaded dough into the greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap leaving a small opening. You may also use a damp kitchen towel to cover the bowl as well. Put your bowl into a warm spot in your kitchen so your dough can rise for about an hour.

  9. 9

    Once your dough has doubled in size, punch it down and knead again on the counter to incorporate more flour. Return dough to the bowl, recover, and return to the warm spot in your kitchen to let rise again for 30 minutes.

  10. 10

    For the 30 minutes, you can preheat your oven to 450°F and prepare your pizza toppings.

  11. 11

    Once your dough has doubled in size again, punch down once more and return to the floured counter to work the dough into its final shapes and sizes. *If you wish, you can turn your dough into buns, mini pizzas, garlic sticks, or any other creation you'd like to make.

  12. 12

    Grease your baking pan or sheet with oil or spray. Place your dough onto the pan and work your dough to fit the pan and work into desired thickness. Place your sauce and toppings onto your dough and place into the oven on a middle rack.

  13. 13

    Keep and eye on your creation, but after about 10-15 minutes your pizza should start to form a crust. At this time if you wish you can slide your pizza off the baking sheet onto your oven rack to get a crispier crust. Bake until toppings brown and bubble. (Another 5-15 minutes depending on size and doneness preference)

  14. 14

    To remove from oven, place back onto baking sheet before removing from the oven. Cut into slices and enjoy!!

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lmills20092011
lmills20092011 @cook_3559944
This was good. I loved the addition of whole wheat flour. Will make again.

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