You can recreate chewy, scrumptious pizza dough at home! Here is an easy, whole-wheat pizza crust your family is sure to enjoy.
In 2024, I found out I was gluten intolerant. It became a priority for me to find recipes my family and I could still enjoy, but that would also respect the health issues I had.
So I started recreating tried and true recipes we already loved. Pizza is at the top of that list!
If you’re looking for a healthier option to traditional pizza crust recipes, this recipe will point you in the right direction.
I hope you enjoy this hybrid recipe!
Quick, Homemade Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe
My whole wheat pizza dough recipe isn’t entirely whole wheat. Why is that?
Whole wheat is the germ, endosperm, and bran of a wheat berry.
In all-purpose flour, the bran is sifted out of the ground flour, leaving you with a fluffy flour that can be used in any baking. In whole wheat, the bran is not sifted out.
Because whole wheat flour is denser, it takes substantially more water than all-purpose flour. So getting a rise out of whole wheat products can be difficult. The dough also tends to be stiffer.
Because of these reasons, I experimented with a half all-purpose flour, half whole wheat flour crust. And the results were great!
While I’m not avoiding the unprocessed gluten entirely, I am creating a healthier dough I feel good about feeding my family. It’s also a great starting point for future baking ventures. I plan on converting a lot of my recipes to whole wheat or flour alternatives!
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Whole Wheat Pizza Crust Recipe
For this whole-wheat pizza crust, you will need:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups freshly ground whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon instant yeast
2 teaspoons salt
1 and 1/2 cups steaming water
2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
Whole Wheat Pizza Crust Instructions
To make this whole wheat pizza crust, you will:
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine flours, salt, yeast, and sugar.
While the mixer is still going, pour in your water.
While the mixer is still going, add in your avocado oil.
Mix until the dough pulls away from the sides of the mixer and forms a ball. You may need to add more water.
Remove the dough hook and cover with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap. Let the dough rise in a warm place for at least an hour. Preferably until the dough has doubled in size.
After the dough has risen, preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
On a lightly floured surface, cut your dough in half so you have two dough balls.
Roll out your dough with a rolling pin. Place onto a pizza pan and top with your favorite pizza sauce and favorite toppings. A large baking sheet (for a rectangular pizza) or a baking stone would also work.
Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 16 to 18 minutes.
Let cool slightly before cutting and enjoying.
To reheat leftovers, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 10 to 15 minutes on a pizza pan.
Check out my printable recipe card at the bottom of this blog post!
Create Great Flavor in Your Whole Wheat Pizza
There are a few different ways you can add a depth of flavor to your pizzas.
We like to make our pizza sauce from canned, crushed tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, oregano, parsley, and chopped garlic.
However, you can also add all those spices to the dough of your pizza!
Before turning on your mixer combine your water and dry ingredients, sprinkle in a teaspoon or so of each spice.
For a garlic crust, include garlic powder with the spices you season your dough with.
Just remember – garlic tends to burn. But pizza needs to be cooked at high temperatures to be both crunchy and chewy. Don’t burn your garlic and ruin your pizza!
Garlic may be best left in a butter dipping sauce you use after your pizza cooks.
Whole Wheat Pizza Variations
There are a few different ways you can recreate this pizza. But remember – this recipe was written using these ingredients! I can’t promise you success if you don’t follow the recipe.
Active Dry Yeast
If you prefer to use active dry yeast over instant yeast, remember that your active dry yeast will need to bloom in water before being combined with your dry ingredients.
When your yeast mixture is ready, combine it with dry ingredients and continue with the recipe as usual.
Bread Flour
Bread flour is typically used for pizza because it’s made for baking yeasted bread.
The protein content tends to be higher, which yields a baked good that’s elastic and light.
Bread flour is all-purpose flour and vital wheat gluten.
You can use bread flour in breads and rolls. However, you can also substitute all-purpose flour for bread flour in a 1-1 ratio.
Baking Stone
If you’re a fan of baking stones, use them to make your pizza! Baking stones can reduce your cooking time and help your pizza to cook evenly.
Bread Machine
I don’t know that you would have much success making this pizza dough recipe in a bread machine. There are recipes online if you would prefer to do that, though.
However, since this recipe uses one bowl, one dough hook, and an hour or so of rising time, it’s too simple not to use a mixer!
Food Processor
A food processor can knead your dough, but you must make sure you have the correct attachments.
To research that, check the instructions that came with your food processor.
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Our Favorite Ways to Make Pizza
Our top favorite pizza recipes are barbecue chicken, cheese, and three meat.
Barbecue Chicken
On a whole wheat pizza crust, layer your favorite pizza sauce, chicken, red onion, and cheese.
When your pizza comes out of the oven, top with barbecue sauce and chopped cilantro.
Cheese
On a whole wheat pizza crust, layer your favorite pizza sauce and cheese. We prefer to shred our colby jack cheese for our pizzas.
For a gooey cheese pizza, consider using shredded parmesan cheese or mozzarella cheese!
Three Meat
On a whole wheat pizza crust, layer your favorite pizza sauce, proteins of your choice, and cheese.
Three meat pizzas are customizable. We prefer beef, pepperoni, and sausage. However, you could also add chicken, bacon, Canadian bacon, or ham.
Are You Inspired to Make Your Pizza Dough?
Since this recipe makes two large pizzas, this would be a great addition to any homemade pizza nights! You can experiment with new recipes, or rely on your favorite recipes.
Do you make pizza as a whole family? Comment on this blog post and let me know!
More About Whole Grain
Whole grains are packed with nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. And when you grind your grains, you know that you are consuming many of those nutrients that they have!
The flour that’s available to us on the grocery store shelf is often fortified, meaning it’s supplemented with vitamins and minerals we may need. When you grind your grains, you don’t need the fortified foods! You’re already getting the great benefits that come with fresh foods!
Even though it sounds intimidating, making your foods can easily be done with a few simple ingredients.
What About Sourdough?
I mentioned at the beginning of this blog post I began experimenting with whole wheat variations because I found out I was gluten intolerant.
Naturally, I began researching ways I could still comfortably consume the bread products I love in a way that worked with my intolerance issues.
I quickly discovered sourdough baking.
However, I’m a busy mom. And there are days I need to get dinner on the table. Whether I’m out in the garden, running errands, encouraging others, or getting lost in chores, there are days when I look up and it’s already time to start cooking!
Thus, I started working with a recipe my family already loved. But I tweaked quite a bit of it to get it to where I could create a healthier product for me and my family.
Thus, my hybrid, whole-wheat pizza dough recipe was born! It created a delicious pizza that my family truly enjoyed.
Now that you have the recipe, I hope your family enjoys it, too!
More from Homemaker and Happy
Pizza dough isn’t the only thing I’m baking in the kitchen. For breakfast, we often enjoy sourdough cinnamon rolls. But during the Christmas season, I’m always looking for a way to make the holidays magical.
So I tweaked the classic recipe to make stuffed sourdough cinnamon rolls with goat cheese icing.
If you want to jazz up your hot cocoa this holiday season, be sure to check out the easiest chocolate-covered marshmallow recipe! But of course, they make great Valentine’s Day gifts (or just because gifts) too!
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Quick Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Printable Recipe Card
Quick, Whole Wheat. Pizza Crust
Make healthier choices for your family, but save time making dinner! Here's a quick, whole wheat pizza crust recipe your family is sure to enjoy.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups freshly ground whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 and 1/2 cups steaming water
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
Instructions
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine flours, salt, yeast, and sugar
2. While the mixer is still going, pour in your water.
3. While the mixer is still going, add in your avocado oil.
4. Mix until the dough pulls away from the sides of the mixer and forms a ball. You may need to add more water.
5. Remove the dough hook and cover with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap. Let the dough rise in a warm place for at least an hour. Preferably until the dough has doubled in size.
6. After the dough has risen, preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
7. On a lightly floured surface, cut your dough in half so you have two dough balls.
8. Roll out your dough with a rolling pin. Place onto a pizza pan and top with your favorite pizza sauce and favorite toppings. A large baking sheet (for a rectangular pizza) or a baking stone would also work.
9. Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 16 to 18 minutes.
10. Let cool slightly before cutting and enjoying.
11. To reheat leftovers, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 10 to 15 minutes on a pizza pan.
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