Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

This is a good general dough I use to make pizza, calzones, etc... It's okay for bread.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups white flour
• 3  tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 2  tablespoons wheat gluten
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1  cup milk (warm)
• 1  tablespoon  yeast
•  italian seasoning (optional)

Directions

1. Mix together dry ingredients and seasoning (such as a tablespoon of oregano or basil), except yeast.
2. Warm milk in microwave about a minute and add in yeast; stir until it dissolves and let sit for a couple of minutes.
3. Add milk/yeast and olive oil into dry mixture and stir with a wooden spoon.
4. After it gets too tough to mix with the spoon, put onto floured board and kneed for about eight minutes, adding flour as necessary.
5. Let rise, covered with a towel, for 45 minutes.
6. Punch down and let rise an additional 45.
7. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes as a pizza.