New York-style Wheat Flour Pizza Crust Recipe

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups water (11o f to 115 f)
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 ounce fast rise yeast or 1/4 ounce active dry yeast
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or 2 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine water and sugar in small bowl; stir to dissolve sugar.
• 2 sprinkle yeast on top; stir to combine.
• 3 let stand 5 to 10 minutes or until foamy.
• 4 combine flours and salt in medium bowl.
• 5 stir in yeast mixture.
• 6 mix until mixture forms soft dough.
• 7 remove dough to lightly floured surface.
• 8 knead 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic, adding additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, as needed.
• 9 place dough in medium bowl coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• 10 turn dough in bowl so top is coated with cooking spray; cover with towel or plastic wrap.
• 11 let rise in warm place 30 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
• 12 punch dough down; place on lightly floured surface and knead about 2 minutes or until smooth.
• 13 pat dough into flat disc about 7 inches in diameter.
• 14 let rest 2 to 3 minutes.
• 15 pat and gently stretch dough from edges until dough seems to not stretch anymore.
• 16 let rest 2 to 3 minutes.
• 17 continue patting and stretching until dough is 12 to 14 inches in diameter.
• 18 spray 12- to 14-inch pizza pan with nonstick spray; sprinkle with commeal, if desired.
• 19 press dough into pan.
• 20 preheat oven to 450°f
• 21 follow directions for individual recipes, baking pizza on bottom rack of oven. if baking on a pizza stone add two minutes to your cooking time.