I'm a little sad that I made pizza for dinner tonight. We might have to double up on pizza night this week just so I can try out this recipe. I've been trying out different whole wheat pizza recipes, but the ones that I've found that are 100% whole wheat tend to have added wheat gluten. :-( I don't think anyone has asked this yet, but is the 2hr rise absolutely necessary? If so, can I let it rise unshaped (just balled), stretch it, and then top with sauce, etc? Also, can I substitute a different juice for orange? Pineapple juice maybe? Yes, the final 2 hour rise is there for texture of the final crust. If you shorten this, the crust will be dense and chewy. Orange Juice is the only fruit juice that helps neutralize the intensity of the red wheat. You may replace the juice with an equal amount of water, the crust will be a bit more robustly "wheaty". Frank @ KAF.

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