whole grain pizza dough (reduced gluten)
When my children were little, we discovered this book at the library. It included a recipe for pizza dough in the back and we decided to give it a try.
Friday pizza nights with the “Pizza for Everyone” crust quickly became a family tradition, one that was often accompanied by a movie. Though we don’t strictly adhere to this tradition all the time, I usually plan for pizza night once a week (and make a few extra personal pizzas to tuck into school lunches).
I’ve adapted the original recipe to include whole grains and reduce the gluten content. I’m also sharing a second version of the dough strictly as a printable PDF. This second version uses a 2:1:1 ratio of unbleached, all-purpose white flour to whole wheat pastry flour to brown rice flour because it’s hard to sell my husband and children on the crust I prefer to eat.
A single batch of this dough yields two 9-inch pizzas and I can get a double batch of the dough to make one large thin crust pizza on a cookie sheet, plus 3-4 small personal pizzas. The dough also freezes well, so when I make my version of the crust, I split it in half, popping half of it in the freezer and turning the other half into dinner.
CLICK HERE TO PRINT A PDF of the reduced gluten + whole grain pizza dough recipe
CLICK HERE TO PRINT A PDF of the refined + whole grain flour pizza dough recipe
reduced gluten whole grain pizza dough
Prep Time: 75-105 minutes (includes rise time)
Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 7g. package dry, active yeast
- Drizzle of sweetener of your choice
- ¾ c. warm water (105-110 degrees F)
- 1 c. whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 c. brown rice flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1/8 c. olive or avocado oil
Instructions
Gently stir yeast and sweetener in a bowl with the warm water until combined.
Let the mixture stand until bubbles begin to form (a.k.a proofing the yeast). This takes about five minutes.
Stir in olive oil, then mix in flour and salt.
Knead 3-5 minutes until dough is smooth and pliable.
Form into a ball in the bowl, cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm spot for 60-90 minutes.
On a lightly oiled pan, press dough into desired size and shape, then pre-bake in a 350 degree F oven for 5 minutes to set the top of the crust.
Add desired toppings and cook an additional 15-20 minutes.
Recipe Notes
The right water temperature for the water is key to a good dough…too cold and the yeast takes a long time to work, too hot and you kill it completely. If this is your first time working with yeast, you might want to try using a thermometer to get the right water temp.
Avocado oil is a better choice for foods cooked at medium-high temperatures like pizza because it can withstand high heat.
If you are saving some of the dough for future use, wrap it in a couple of plastic bags and store it in the freezer. You can do this before or after pre-baking it, but I found freezing it in raw dough form to better.
Feel free to experiment with your own combination of flours, though texture and results may vary.
One Comment
aspoonfulofnature
That’s a great idea!! I always make home made pizza, it’s so much more delicious!! <3
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