Pizza Dough

8 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 envelope active dry yeast or 1 cake yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup johnnycake meal (see note)
  • 3 tablespoons whole-wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus oil for greasing and brushing
  • 2 1/2 to 3 cups unbleached white flour

Directions

  1. 1
    In a bowl dissolve the yeast and sugar in the water.
  2. 2
    After 5 minutes, stir in the salt, johnnycake meal, whole-wheat flour and oil.
  3. 3
    Gradually stir in enough white flour to form a soft but not sticky dough.
  4. 4
    Knead until smooth.
  5. 5
    (The dough can also be made in a food processor.)
  6. 6
    Place the dough in an oiled bowl, brush the top with oil, and cover with plastic wrap.
  7. 7
    Let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 to 2 hours or until doubled in bulk.
  8. 8
    Punch the dough down.
  9. 9
    Let the dough rise again for 40 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
  10. 10
    Punch down.
  11. 11
    If the dough is sticky, knead in a little more flour.

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