Thin Crust Whole Wheat Pizza

Some recipes take a little more time to perfect than others.  And let's face it - no one is going to complain about eating test pizzas for 5 nights in a row but I'm almost certain to hear some complains if I serve my family 5 different variations of an asparagus recipe that I'm trying to refine. 

We ate a LOT of pizza while I was tweaking this recipe.   My goal was to come up with the perfect whole wheat and white flour combination to create the perfect lip smackin crust.  A wheat crust that's both chewy and crispy but still soft and pillowy.  

So as I took on the wonderfully laborious task of developing the perfect recipe for whole wheat pizza crust, I realized that this blogging thing is just about the best job in the world.   Seriously, what better way to spend a week than making and sampling for 5 days in a row?  Now if I could just work in a trip to Italy to do a little "pizza research" that would be perfect.  

Thin Crust Whole Wheat Pizza
Dough
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup bread flour
2 teaspoons honey
3/4 teaspoon instant yeast
1 1/4 cups ice water
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 3/4 teaspoons salt

Pizza
1 cup pizza sauce 
1 cup fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup Pecorino Romano cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
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Process whole wheat flour, bread flour, honey and yeast in food processor. 

Add ice water while processor is running.  Pulse until just combined. 

Let dough rest 10 minutes.  Add oil and salt and process until sticky ball forms. 

Shape dough into a tight ball and transfer to a greased bowl.  

Cover and refrigerate dough at least 18 hours. (Up to 2 days) Divide in half and form each into a tight ball. ​

Place balls on greased silpat, cover with greased plastic wrap and let sit for 1 hour. ​

Flour 1 dough ball and flatten into a 13" circle while preheating pizza stone in a 500 degree oven.  

Transfer dough to heated pizza stone.  

​Spread pizza sauce over dough. ​Top with basil and cheese.

Bake 8-10 minutes. 

Slice into 8 slices.

So many ways to top this delicious pizza crust.  I want you to send my your favorite pizza topping combinations.  

​Ciao!

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