Whole-Wheat Pizza Dough

still healthy

Jenfluke - September 9, 2007 01:29:11 AM PST

great recipe..used all wheat flour instead of half and half...worked fine.. of course wheat flour is better for you then all purpose bleached crap.. brush some olive oil on the crust before you bake it ..yummy

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Good Recipe, Simple Ratio

Bethany - December 2, 2007 03:59:53 PM PST

Well, I made my dough with a combination of homemade Sprouted Spelt flour and Sprouted Red Wheat flour. Homemade is the best idea for these flours as they tend to cost $2-$4 per lb in health-food stores, whereas I can prepare it in a few days and at the cost of 20-30 cents per lb.

If you aren't familiar with sprouting, I'll just tell you that it significantly increases many nutrients and neutralizes phytic acid and other anti-nutrients contained in unprepared grains. There is a full treatment here: http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/be_kind.html

The dough came out great. Spelt being low in gluten, I added some vital wheat gluten to improve the texture of the crust; about a tablespoon.

I used Cheddar, Mozzarella, Pepper Jack, and Feta Cheese along with some sliced black olives.

I should have pre-cooked the crust for a few minutes to ensure that it cooked fully. However, it tastes wonderful!!

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You want healthy?

Gary - October 7, 2007 07:28:48 AM PST

Even better when you grind the flour yourself, just before use. Use a hard red wheat (higher gluten content), or add some gluten to the mix - (about 2 TBSP of total flour, depending on the quality of your wheat).

Pastry flour is usually made with soft white wheat, which has less gluten, but makes for more delicate flavor and texture. Red wheat usually has more gluten and more of the distinctive 'nutty' taste.

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Good Transition Recipe

WreckLooseIsland - October 3, 2007 01:09:58 PM PST

Good recipe for transitioning off of white flour--which is essentially like eating candy, carbs with no nutritional value.
Once you get used to this recipe, start reducing the white flour and increase the whole-wheat flour.
Also, pizza doesn't always have to have cheese on it, try sauce with a variety of vegetables.
Lastly, we all must do our part to put an end to the industrial food complex--buy local, cook from scratch, enjoy your food.

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Best Whole Wheat dough

Jenn - October 3, 2008 04:32:53 PM PST

The recipe is so simple and easy to make and tastes absolutly fabulous. I did try the pizza w/ carmelized onions and bacon i didnt have the cheeses it called for so i made my own version and YUMMY:) But as for the dough I made 4 little pizzas w/ it. and My picky eaters gobled it up.

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Milled My Own Grain

crossedworld - September 13, 2008 08:26:37 AM PST

I actually made my own wheat flour by milling my own grain in a Blendtec blender. It worked out pretty well. The floor was pretty smooth and kneaded into a nice dough. There is a page on how to mill grain at: http://www.squidoo.com/HowToMakePizzaWithABlender

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Easy fix

Pop R - August 26, 2007 01:34:02 PM PST

Substitute all the flour with whole wheat pastry flour to make it a healthy yet light pizza dough. I use whole wheat pastry flour for all recipes that require flour.

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Not as healthy as you may think

cross country girl - August 26, 2007 01:27:19 PM PST

This recipe is made only with 50% whole wheat flour. that is lammmmmeee. i mean how come it can't be made with 100% whole grain flour? It is basically just the same as an ordinary pizza.

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Very misleading title - not a healthy recipe

Maya - July 2, 2007 02:33:31 PM PST

How is this whole wheat pizza dough when 50% of the flour is all purpose flour??

This pizza is about as healthy as any ordinary pizza..

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s_j_nagy - January 14, 2008 02:36:25 PM PST

This isn't even fit for the most violent offenders on death row! I felt like killing myself as soon as I took the first bite.

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half half is still healthy

clara22crislan - September 5, 2007 03:24:28 PM PST

I think we were still supposed to eat white flower to because our body needs them. So I guess this pizza is still a healthy choice.
People have to remember that eat too much one thing only will make your body suffer. Whole wheat is good, but don’t forget, it is still bad, if you eat everyday. Variety is still the best choice for a healthy body.

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