Name: Chef John's Easy Homemade Pizza Dough
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Whole wheat flour - ¼ cup; All-purpose flour - 3 cups; Active dry yeast - ¼ teaspoon; Salt - 1 ¼ teaspoons; White sugar - ¼ teaspoon; Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Warm water (100 degrees F or 38 degrees C) - 1 ½ cups; All-purpose flour, for dusting - 1 ½ cups

Ingredients for - Chef John's Easy Homemade Pizza Dough

1. Whole wheat flour ¼ cup

2. All-purpose flour 3 cups

3. Active dry yeast ¼ teaspoon

4. Salt 1 ¼ teaspoons

5. White sugar ¼ teaspoon

6. Olive oil 2 tablespoons

7. Warm water (100 degrees F or 38 degrees C) 1 ½ cups

8. All-purpose flour, for dusting 1 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Easy Homemade Pizza Dough

1 . Stage

Stir whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, yeast, salt, sugar, olive oil, and warm water with a spatula until formed into a sticky ball of dough that pulls away from sides of a large bowl, about 3-4 minutes.

2 . Stage

Cover the bowl with a light cloth or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C)) for 18 hours, until doubled in size.

3 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 550 degrees F (280 degrees C). Sprinkle a baking sheet with cornmeal.

4 . Stage

Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and sprinkle with more flour. Form the dough into a rectangle, and cut it into four equal parts. Shape each piece into a ball, stretching and tucking the dough to create a smooth surface, adding more flour if needed. Cover the dough balls with a towel and let rest for 15 minutes.

5 . Stage

To shape the dough, sprinkle the surface with flour and lightly pat flat. Use a rolling pin to form a thin disk about 9 inches in diameter.

6 . Stage

Transfer the formed crust to the prepared baking sheet and top as desired. Bake on the bottom rack for 4 minutes, move to the middle rack and bake for 5-6 minutes more minutes, until the bottom is crispy and the top is lightly browned. Move to cooling rack to cool slightly before serving.