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Whole-Wheat Pizza Dough

Recipe Summary

prep: 20 mins

total: 20 mins

Yield: Makes 2 1-pound balls

Ingredients

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1 1/2 cups warm (115 degrees) water

2 packets (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast

1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for bowl

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons coarse salt

2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for kneading

2 cups whole-wheat flour (spooned and leveled)

      Cook's Notes

With one batch of dough, you have enough to make 2 large pizza shells or 8 individual ones. Form the shells before freezing, and skip thawing before using. Pull out just what you need for tonight’s dinner; bake as directed.

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Whole-Wheat Pizza Dough

Recipe Summary

prep: 20 mins

total: 20 mins

Yield: Makes 2 1-pound balls

Whole-Wheat Pizza Dough

Whole-Wheat Pizza Dough

Whole-Wheat Pizza Dough

Recipe Summary

prep: 20 mins

total: 20 mins

Yield: Makes 2 1-pound balls

Recipe Summary

prep: 20 mins

total: 20 mins

Yield: Makes 2 1-pound balls

prep: 20 mins

total: 20 mins

prep:

20 mins

total:

Yield: Makes 2 1-pound balls

Makes 2 1-pound balls

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups warm (115 degrees) water
  • 2 packets (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for bowl
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons coarse salt
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for kneading
  • 2 cups whole-wheat flour (spooned and leveled)

Directions

Place water in a large bowl; sprinkle with yeast. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Brush another large bowl with oil.

In bowl with yeast, whisk sugar, oil, and salt. Stir in flours with a wooden spoon until a sticky dough forms. Transfer to oiled bowl; brush top of dough with oil. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; let stand in a warm spot until dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface. With floured hands, knead until smooth, about 15 seconds; divide into 2 balls.

To freeze 1-pound balls: Set balls on a plate (they should not touch); freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Then freeze in a freezer bag up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in refrigerator.

To freeze individual shells: Divide each ball of dough into 4 pieces. Using your hands, stretch each piece into a 5-inch disk (if dough becomes too elastic to work with, let it rest a few minutes).

      Cook's Notes

With one batch of dough, you have enough to make 2 large pizza shells or 8 individual ones. Form the shells before freezing, and skip thawing before using. Pull out just what you need for tonight’s dinner; bake as directed.

Cook’s Notes

With one batch of dough, you have enough to make 2 large pizza shells or 8 individual ones. Form the shells before freezing, and skip thawing before using. Pull out just what you need for tonight’s dinner; bake as directed.

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94 Ratings

5 star values:

                                  24

4 star values:

                                  40

3 star values:

                                  20

2 star values:

                                  9

1 star values:

                                  1

94 Ratings

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                                  24

4 star values:

                                  40

3 star values:

                                  20

2 star values:

                                  9

1 star values:

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Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

06/04/2017

                Great recipe! I modified it a little with 1/2 cup all purpose flour and 1/2 cup semolina flour! 1 teas[filtered] of baking powder to boost the rising .. good just plain with olive oil and zataar too  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

05/01/2015

                You dont need to shape balls, freeze, thaw, make crust and then freeze again.... read the cook's note
                
                Form the shells before freezing, and skip thawing before using. Pull out just what you need for tonight's dinner; bake as directed.  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/25/2014

                Can someone please answer Sandy39's question...I'd like to know the answer as well!
                 "Why do you have to make the dough into balls, freeze, thaw, shape into pizza crusts and freeze again? Why couldn't a person just shape the dough in pizza crusts and freeze them until you want to bake them?"  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

02/29/2012

                Great recipe. Easy and better than store-bought dough! Will definitely make this over and over again.  

Martha Stewart Member

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02/11/2012

                1/4 ounce is .25 ounces. Excellent recipe!  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

05/18/2010

                wonderful crust recipe! I used 3 cups of whole wheat flour and 1 cup of white and it turned out great! So handy to have them ready to go in the freezer!  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

02/08/2010

                Baking directions...450 degree oven for 18-20 minutes until crust is golden brown  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

09/29/2009

                What are the baking directions for this, going from frozen crust to oven?  

Martha Stewart Member

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06/08/2009

                I love this recipe! I use 1/2 for pizza and then put the other 1/2 in the freezer to make stromboli!  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/31/2009

                Is there something I don't know about yeast doughs?  Why do you have to make the dough into balls, freeze, thaw,  shape into pizza crusts and freeze again?  Why couldn't a person just shape the dough in pizza crusts and freeze them until you want to bake them?  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/20/2009

                I just went to the Fleischmanns website and it says 1 packet equals 2 1/2 tsps yeast.  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/18/2009

                6 teaspoons = 1 ounce
                3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
                2 tablespoons = 1 ounce  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/17/2009

                They really meant .25 ounce packets. 2 of the little packeges are enough.
                Allice  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/17/2009

                If one packet = 2 1/4 tsp., then 2 packets = 4 1/2 tsp. = 1 1/2 T. since 3 t.= 1 T.  Hope this helps.  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/17/2009

                Chefette86 is right. One packet of yeast is .25 oz or 2 1/4 tsp.  I think they made a typo in the recipe by leaving out ".25"  I prefer buying yeast in jars because it is so much cheaper.   I make pizza a lot and I'm looking forward to trying this crust recipe.  My latest favorite uses barbecue sauce, pepper jack cheese, shredded chicken and caramelized onions. Amazingly good!  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/17/2009

                WoW! That is a lot of yeast. I tbsp is enough. Use about a tbsp of honey and drop the sugar. I pre-bake the pies half way using a little Parmesan cheese and olive oil on top. Then freeze. Thaw out when ready and put on your toppings. Bake 350-400 degrees 15 minutes or less.  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/14/2009

                I'm confused about the yeast... My packets are .25 oz, which is the only way i've ever seen it in the store. But this says two packets ( ounce each), which means I would need EIGHT of my packets??? Then in the other comments someone asked about tsps vs. oz... I'm so confused. 8 packets of yeast seems like WAY too much... I'm going to scoop it out and measure 5 tsp, which is what chefette's  comment says to do, and see how that works out. Clarification would be appreciated :)  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/03/2009

                LOVE this crust....and it's great to have it in the freezer.....gave the recipe to my daughter and they all love it too.....
                
                the whole wheat and white flour combo is great.....not to heavy...  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/02/2009

                One packet of yeast is equal to 2 1/4 tsp, so for this recipe you would need 5tsp or 1Tbsp   2tsp.  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/01/2009

                i need help converting 1/4 ounce of dry active yeast into tsp or tbsp.please e-mail me @ corrin-e@ hotmail.com .thank you  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

02/15/2009

                Fantastic, practical solution to a busy family with teenagers and conflicting schedules.  So very much more healthy than those store-bought slabs of cardboard, fat and salt!  
                Try low-fat ranch dressing as a base and a little bit of leftover chicken with veggies.  Yum!  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

01/20/2009

                This is a great recipe.  Really easy, and very good.  This is going into our regular dinner rotation.  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

01/17/2009

                This is quite possibly the best pizza dough recipe I've ever seen!  So easy and great for our fmaily of pizza lovers.  I even tried freezing the individual pizza shells between layers of parchment paper WITHOUT freezing them seperately first, and it worked just fine...be careful when unpeeling the paper from the frozen shells, but this does save one more step for you busy cooks!  

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

06/04/2017

                Great recipe! I modified it a little with 1/2 cup all purpose flour and 1/2 cup semolina flour! 1 teas[filtered] of baking powder to boost the rising .. good just plain with olive oil and zataar too  

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated

05/01/2015

                You dont need to shape balls, freeze, thaw, make crust and then freeze again.... read the cook's note
                
                Form the shells before freezing, and skip thawing before using. Pull out just what you need for tonight's dinner; bake as directed.  

Rating: Unrated

03/25/2014

                Can someone please answer Sandy39's question...I'd like to know the answer as well!
                 "Why do you have to make the dough into balls, freeze, thaw, shape into pizza crusts and freeze again? Why couldn't a person just shape the dough in pizza crusts and freeze them until you want to bake them?"  

Rating: Unrated

02/29/2012

                Great recipe. Easy and better than store-bought dough! Will definitely make this over and over again.  

Rating: Unrated

02/11/2012

                1/4 ounce is .25 ounces. Excellent recipe!  

Rating: Unrated

05/18/2010

                wonderful crust recipe! I used 3 cups of whole wheat flour and 1 cup of white and it turned out great! So handy to have them ready to go in the freezer!  

Rating: Unrated

02/08/2010

                Baking directions...450 degree oven for 18-20 minutes until crust is golden brown  

Rating: Unrated

09/29/2009

                What are the baking directions for this, going from frozen crust to oven?  

Rating: Unrated

06/08/2009

                I love this recipe! I use 1/2 for pizza and then put the other 1/2 in the freezer to make stromboli!  

Rating: Unrated

03/31/2009

                Is there something I don't know about yeast doughs?  Why do you have to make the dough into balls, freeze, thaw,  shape into pizza crusts and freeze again?  Why couldn't a person just shape the dough in pizza crusts and freeze them until you want to bake them?  

Rating: Unrated

03/20/2009

                I just went to the Fleischmanns website and it says 1 packet equals 2 1/2 tsps yeast.  

Rating: Unrated

03/18/2009

                6 teaspoons = 1 ounce
                3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
                2 tablespoons = 1 ounce  

Rating: Unrated

03/17/2009

                They really meant .25 ounce packets. 2 of the little packeges are enough.
                Allice  


                    
                If one packet = 2 1/4 tsp., then 2 packets = 4 1/2 tsp. = 1 1/2 T. since 3 t.= 1 T.  Hope this helps.  


                    
                Chefette86 is right. One packet of yeast is .25 oz or 2 1/4 tsp.  I think they made a typo in the recipe by leaving out ".25"  I prefer buying yeast in jars because it is so much cheaper.   I make pizza a lot and I'm looking forward to trying this crust recipe.  My latest favorite uses barbecue sauce, pepper jack cheese, shredded chicken and caramelized onions. Amazingly good!  


                    
                WoW! That is a lot of yeast. I tbsp is enough. Use about a tbsp of honey and drop the sugar. I pre-bake the pies half way using a little Parmesan cheese and olive oil on top. Then freeze. Thaw out when ready and put on your toppings. Bake 350-400 degrees 15 minutes or less.  

Rating: Unrated

03/14/2009

                I'm confused about the yeast... My packets are .25 oz, which is the only way i've ever seen it in the store. But this says two packets ( ounce each), which means I would need EIGHT of my packets??? Then in the other comments someone asked about tsps vs. oz... I'm so confused. 8 packets of yeast seems like WAY too much... I'm going to scoop it out and measure 5 tsp, which is what chefette's  comment says to do, and see how that works out. Clarification would be appreciated :)  

Rating: Unrated

03/03/2009

                LOVE this crust....and it's great to have it in the freezer.....gave the recipe to my daughter and they all love it too.....
                
                the whole wheat and white flour combo is great.....not to heavy...  

Rating: Unrated

03/02/2009

                One packet of yeast is equal to 2 1/4 tsp, so for this recipe you would need 5tsp or 1Tbsp   2tsp.  

Rating: Unrated

03/01/2009

                i need help converting 1/4 ounce of dry active yeast into tsp or tbsp.please e-mail me @ corrin-e@ hotmail.com .thank you  

Rating: Unrated

02/15/2009

                Fantastic, practical solution to a busy family with teenagers and conflicting schedules.  So very much more healthy than those store-bought slabs of cardboard, fat and salt!  
                Try low-fat ranch dressing as a base and a little bit of leftover chicken with veggies.  Yum!  

Rating: Unrated

01/20/2009

                This is a great recipe.  Really easy, and very good.  This is going into our regular dinner rotation.  

Rating: Unrated

01/17/2009

                This is quite possibly the best pizza dough recipe I've ever seen!  So easy and great for our fmaily of pizza lovers.  I even tried freezing the individual pizza shells between layers of parchment paper WITHOUT freezing them seperately first, and it worked just fine...be careful when unpeeling the paper from the frozen shells, but this does save one more step for you busy cooks!  

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