Whole wheat pizza dough

Ingredients:


Whole wheat flour-2 cups
All purpose flour-1.5 cups
Active dry yeast-1 tbsp
Water-1 cup
Sugar-1 tsp
Oil-1 tbsp
Salt-1 tsp

Method:


1. Heat water to 40C (luke warm).
2. Add sugar and yeast. Mix slightly. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes until foamy.
3. In a big bowl, add whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, salt, oil and mix.
4. Now slowly add foamy mixture and knead until soft. Adjust consistency with water or additional flour if necessary.
5. Place the dough in an oily bowl and cover with either a wet cloth or a plastic wrap.
6. Let it rise for an hour. The dough should double up by now.
7. At this point, you can continue to proceed to make pizza or cut the dough into 3 pieces and store in freezer/refrigerator for future use.
8. If you are continuing to make pizza, follow the instructions below.
9. Pre-heat the oven along with the baking pan to 450F.
10. Take a part of the dough and knead it into a ball. Let it rise for another 45 min.
11. Now roll it into a 1/4 in thick circle using a rolling pin.
12. Bake the pizza base on parchment paper for 10 min.
13. Take the pizza base out and spread pizza sauce on it. Add your favorite toppings along with cheese and bake for another 15 min or till crispy.
14. Sprinkle some salt, red chilly flakes and garlic powder before serving.
15. If you like to store it, loosely wrap the dough in a plastic wrap and place it in a ziplock. You can store it in refrigerator for upto 3 days or in freezer for upto 3 months.
16. If you store the dough in refrigerator, take it out and let it stand at room temperature for 30 min before rolling it out. If the dough is in freezer, let it thaw in refrigerator overnight.

Update:

1. I used all purpose flour instead of whole wheat flour.
2. Kneaded for 10 min.
3. Instead of 450F, I used 500F. It totally depends on the oven.
4. Slow second rise in the fridge for one whole day gave better crust. Place the dough at room temperature 2 hr before you make pizza.
5. Instead of rolling with pin, spread the dough with fingers.
6. Finely chopped vegetables (2 jalapenos, half capsicum) tasted much better. You can spread them evenly in this case.
7. Dont cook the base by itslef. Instead, I baked final assembled pizza for 16 min at 500F on a pre-heat surface.