Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Paul's Pizza Dough

Ingredients:
2-1/4 C stone ground whole wheat flour
1 C cornmeal
1 t salt
1 T sugar
1 envelope or  2-1/4 t active dry yeast
up to 1/4 C olive oil

Directions:
  1. Dissolve yeast in warm water (bath temperature, 110-115 degrees)
  2. Sprinkle yeast and stir until it dissolves (a thin layer of foam should coat the surface after 5 minutes)
  3. Combine flour and cornmeal in a bowl 
  4. Combine 3C of previous mixture with salt, yeast and oil
  5. Kneed for 15-20 minutes
  6. Add remaining flower and oi
  7. Dough should become shiny and elastic
  8. Form into a ball and coat in oil
  9. Cover and place in a warm area and allow to rise for at least an hour, dough should double in size (with stone ground wheat, preferable to leave all day to rise)
  10. Flatted dough ball gradually with fingers working outwards, form lip to hold ingredients in
  11. Cook at 500 degrees for 10 minutes