The Easiest Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Name: The Easiest Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4 to 8
Ingredients: 1 cup water, heated to 110 degrees (very warm, almost too hot for comfort); 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 envelope (2 1/4 teaspoons) rapid-rise or instant yeast; 2 3/4 white whole wheat flour (or regular whole wheat flour); 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 1 32-ounce can whole tomatoes, drained and crushed by hand OR about 2/3 cup pizza sauce of choice; 2 cups shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese; additional toppings of choice**; Smoked sea salt; Torn fresh basil

Whip up this 100% whole wheat pizza dough in your food processor. It hardly needs kneading or rising time. You can make this pizza in less than the amount of time it would take for pizza delivery. Dinner is ready!

By cookieandkate · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients

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Why it works: Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

The Easiest Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

4 to 8

Prep20 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

841Calories

31 gProtein

28 gFat

114 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 12 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0
Pizza	not in our table	0
Sauce	not in our table	0
Topping	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By cookieandkate. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Parmesan cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,093 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,979 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,063 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Olive + wheattop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,100 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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