Thick and Fluffy Pizza Crust

Lately, I've been trying to make new things from scratch. So last Friday when my dad asked to order pizza I decided to instead make my own. In order to do this though, we needed to make our own pizza dough. So I'm here to share with you my pizza crust recipe I used biased off of True Aims Easy Homemade Pizza Crust for directions. Overall my whole family really enjoyed the pizza and I am really glad we choose to make our own instead of ordering out.

This recipe makes a fluffy pizza crust that is great for making your vary own homemade pizzas. For this recipe it takes about 55-60 min from start to finish. When making this pizza I used a pizza stone, although I found I made a few mistakes along the way. When using the pizza stone you must first make sure to place it into the oven before cooking so it can heat up all the way. By doing this it will allow the pizza to cook thoroughly on the bottom. If you do not do this it can cause your pizza to cook on the edges and on top, but cause the bottom to remain under cooked and doughy. Although, we did not do this so we ended up having to transfer the pizza from the stone we used onto a wire sheet so we could get the bottom to cook. This step worked pretty well, but I would recommend having a heated stone, as it will make your life much easier.

Time:50-60min
Yield: 2 thick crust pizzas or 3 thin crust pizzas

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 packet of instant rise yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tbsp of your favorite spice mixture ( I used a Mickey & T's Italian spice mixture)
2 tbsp olive oil + more for baking
1 3/4 cup hot water
extra flour for kneading

Directions:
1. Begin by pr-heating your oven to 170°F.
2. In a mixing bowl mix together the flours, yeast, salt, pepper, and spices. Once combined start kneading your dough with a dough hook on a mixer, and slowly add in the hot water, then the olive oil. Knead for about 3min or until everything is mixed together.
3. Once everything is mixed together let let the dough sit for 10 minutes. Once the dough has sat, place it onto a floured surface, and slowly mix in some extra flour until your dough isn't as sticky and has a smooth texture. Then taking the dough place it into a sprayed oven safe bowl, cover with tin foil and place it into the oven. Once the dough is in the oven turn off the oven, this will allow the yeast to activate faster without actually cooking the dough. Wait for about 30min or until dough has doubled in size.
4. When the dough has doubled in size take out the dough turn your oven to 425°F and place the pizza stone in the oven.
5. Taking the dough split it in two and place onto a well floured surface such as a flat baking sheet. With the dough on the sheet; roll it out until you have your desired pizza crust size and thickness. Then taking your desired toppings place onto the pizza.
6. Taking your prepared pizza slide it onto the heated pizza stone. Brush the crust with the extra oil so it stay soft and doesn't burn. Then take your prepared pizza

place into the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the dough is cooked and the cheese is brown and bubbly.
7. Take it out of the oven when ready cut and enjoy!