whole wheat pizza dough

My Own Best Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe

• 2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 1 Tbs yeast
• 1 cup warm (NOT HOT) water
• 2 Tbs olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Tbs honey
• 1/4 cup wheat germ

1. Combine the lukewarm water, 1 1/2 cups of flour and yeast in a large bowl.  If you use a stand mixer to mix your dough then put this in the bowl of your mixer and mix well.
2. Now add the rest of the ingredients and mix with the dough hook.
3. “Knead” the pizza dough with the mixer for a few minutes.
4. Oil the sides of the bowl, put plastic over it and let it rise in a warm place for an hour.
5. Dust a clean surface with flour and dump the dough onto the surface for shaping.
6. For a large rectangular cookie sheet pizza, roll the ball into a huge rectangle using a rolling pin. Then transfer it to the cookie sheet.
7. Now you have whole wheat pizza dough that’s ready to be topped and baked.