100% Whole Grain Rustic Bread and Pizza Dough

Name: 100% Whole Grain Rustic Bread and Pizza Dough
Yield: makes 2 to 3 rustic loaves or 5 pizzas
Ingredients: 5 1/3 cups (24 oz / 680 g) whole wheat flour; 2 teaspoons (0.5 oz / 14 g) salt, or 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt; 1 1/4 teaspoons (0.14 oz / 4 g) instant yeast; for pizza use 1 teaspoon (0.11 oz / 3 g); 3 tablespoons (1.5 oz / 43 g) sugar, or 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar; 2 1/3 cups (19 oz / 539 g) water; for pizza, use 2 1/4 cups (18 oz / 510 g); 3 tablespoons (1.5 oz / 43 g) olive oil

December 14, 2011

In this formula, the amounts of water and yeast for pizza dough appear after the amounts for bread dough. Note that unlike in the 50% whole grain version opposite, the sugar and oil aren’t optional; they’re definitely needed to counteract the bitter tones of the whole wheat flour and to soften the bran. If you’d like to make a multigrain version, see the variation below.

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