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Homemade Pizza Crust

FYI This is a cut and paste so I apologize in advance for any errors in the post for some reason when you copy & paste some of the coding goes haywire. Will have to comb through to find them all.

This is a wonderful recipe to make ahead and freeze. But it can be used at any time! Whenever I am planning my weekly menu and ask my husband for some requests, without fail I can rely on him to request pizza. We make it every two or so weeks at our place.

Homemade Pizza Crust

2 Tbls Yeast
2 cups water 110F
1 tsp sugar or honey
1 ½ cups water 110F
¼ cup honey
1 Tbls salt
8-10 whole wheat flour cups flour

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Soaking Step
To receive the full nutrients and break down the phytates, try soaking the whole wheat flour in advance, otherwise, skip this step.

Combine 8 cups of flour, 3 cups of the total water, 1 Tbls whey or kefir, and honey. Cover and leave on counter for 12-24 hours. After soaking, activate the yeast in the remaining 1/2 cup of water and 1 tsp of honey. You may need to add more flour to make a moist dough. Continue the recipe below.

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Preheat over to 500 degrees (if you are baking right away). Combine yeast, 2 cups of warm water, and a teaspoon of sugar or honey in a bowl, cover and let sit for 7-10 minutes. Add water, honey, and salt. Mix thoroughly. After dissolved, add flour bit by bit, beating thoroughly. After all flour is beated in; knead 5-10 minutes. Let rise for thicker pizza dough. Divide into four sections for four crusts. Bake for 10-15 minutes.

This works wonderful with all whole wheat flour (hard white or red wheat). Whole wheat pastry flour makes it very crumbly. You can freeze any extra dough in Ziploc bags for later use. Great easy recipe and tastes fabulous!

Here are some topping recommendations (these are my hubby’s favorities!): Pepperoni, cheese, Italian sausage, green peppers, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, parmesan cheese

Enjoy!

used with permission original post can be found at http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2007/11/tuesday-recipes-pizza-crust.html