Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

In our small town, we really don't have any good pizza places.  They're all chains and, well, nothing too special.  So, what's a family that loves pizza to do?  Homemade pizza of course!  This dough makes a delicious pizza and is so easy to make (thanks to my bread maker :)  The best part?  We each get our own pizza to top how we want!

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Makes 8 servings

 

Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups warm water
1/4 cup olive oil
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp yeast

Directions:
1. Place all ingredients in the pan according to your bread maker's instructions.  Choose the 'dough' program and push start.

2.  Once the dough is finished, place it on a well floured surface and divide the dough into desired number of portions.  Roll each portion into a ball and cover with a damp cloth.  Allow to rest and rise for 30 minutes.  While dough is rising, turn the oven to 450 and place a pizza stone or baking sheet in the oven to preheat.

3.  Once dough has risen, shape dough either with a rolling pin or your hands.  Carefully place on hot pizza stone and top as desired.  Bake for 10-20 minutes (depending on the size of your pizza), remove from oven, slice and enjoy!

P.S.  For a fun alternative, make calzones!