No Fail Pizza Dough

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 envelope)
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (divided)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the hot water, yeast, honey and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes.
• 2 in a separate bowl measure out the all purpose and whole wheat flour and give it a quick stir to combine.
• 3 add 1 ½ cups of the flour, along with the salt and garlic powder, to the water and yeast mixture. mix by hand until smooth. continue adding the rest of the flour, about 1/4 cup at a time, working the dough after each addition, until dough is smooth. you may not need all of the flour.
• 4 turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough is smooth but still slightly tacky, about 3 minutes.
• 5 in a large mixing bowl add remaining olive oil. place the dough in the bowl, turning to coat with the oil. cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm, draft-free place until double in size (about 1 to 1 ½ hours).
• 6 pound the dough down and divide into 2 balls to make two 8â?? pizzas, or keep as one large ball to make a 16â?? pizza. let dough sit for 5 minutes.
• 7 roll dough out to desired size and let sit for 20 minutes to allow the crust to rise a little before adding toppings.
• 8 add desired sauce, toppings and cheese.
• 9 cook on a preheated pizza stone on lowest rack at 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes.