This is my basic pizza crust. If you like it with more fiber, you can up the whole wheat to 2 cups. It will be more chewy, instead of crispy, but that is still quite tasty. I keep my flours in the refrigerator, so they stay fresh, so I try to take them out earlier, along with the yeast, and let them come to room temperature. Feel free to top this with what ever you like: organic pizza sauce, fresh veggies, Daiya cheese, or other vegan cheese of choice. I like to top it with fresh garlic infused olive oil, basil, carmelized onions, sauteed mushrooms, roasted red peppers, rehydrated sun dried tomatoes and artichokes (very similar to Amy's Organics style pizza). Pesto underneath any of the above toppings is excellent as well. Let you imagination run free with those toppings, and have fun!

1 T. active dry yeast

1/4 t. organic sugar

1 1/2 c. warm filtered water

2 T. extra virgin olive oil

1 1/2 t. salt

1 c. whole wheat flour

3 c. bread flour

1/4 c. flax seeds, brown or golden

Mix yeast & sugar with warm water in a small bowl. Set aside until yeast begins to foam, about 5-10 minutes.

In a medium bowl, combine the salt, flours, and flax seeds.

Add remaining warm water to the yeast mixture, along with the olive oil.

Pour into stand mixer or by hand, add flour mixture by cupfuls until a sticky dough comes together. It will pull away into a ball from the sides of the bowl. Knead by machine, or put dough on slightly floured work surface and knead by hand for 5 minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic. Put dough in a bowl, cover with a clean towel and let rise in a warm place (like the oven turned off, but with the light on) for 1-1 1/2 hours, or until doubled.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Punch dough down, and form into equal sized balls for 2 large or 4 small pizzas. Spray pizza pans or stones with nonstick cooking spray or rub with olive oil. Let dough rest for another 30 minutes, shape into pizza crusts and place in pans or on stones. Dot each crust with a fork so that bubbles do not form.

Place each crust, or single crust, in hot oven and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven.

You can freeze them if you want to use in the future, or top them.

Once you top them with what ever you might want, bake them in a 450 degree oven until your toppings are cooked to where you want them to be. So you do have to keep an eye on them and not wander off!