2tablespoons40 g maple syrup or agave (or honey for non-vegans)
1and ½ cup360 ml warm water (105-110 degrees F)
1and ½ tablespoon instant yeast*
1and ½ teaspoon salt
4cups480 g spelt or whole-wheat flour
Instructions
Preheat the oven to maximum temperature and prepare a pizza stone, pan or a cookie sheet (grease or line with parchement).
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
In a separate bowl, whisk the liquid ingredients together.
Pour the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until the dough forms a sticky ball. It should be pliable, fairly soft and stick to the bowl a bit but if covered with a bit of flour, you should be able to shape it.
Add more flour if the dough is too runny or water if it's too dry.
Divide into 2-4 pieces (depends on the size and thickness you're going for, I made 4 thin crust pizzas) and roll out the first one.
To make this as easy as possible, I like to roll the dough out on a sheet of parchment paper dusted with flour.
Dust the top of the dough as you roll it out to prevent sticking.
Once it's thin and shaped to your liking, transfer to a prepared pan or sheet, add your favorite sauce (here's how you can make a homemade one in just 7 minutes) and toppings and bake until the edges start to brown (about 10 minutes).
In the meantime, roll out the second pizza crust and top with sauce and toppings so that it's ready to go once the first one is cooked.
Take the first pizza out of the oven and pop in the second.
Repeat until you've used up all the dough.
Enjoy!
Notes
You can also use the same amount active dry yeast but you need to dissolve that in a little bit of the warm water with the sweetener and let sit for about 10 minutes before using (it needs to start bubbling up)