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by Leah Schapira | July 18, 2023 | 18 comment(s)

Deep Dish Spelt Dough Pizza

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If spelt is your thing, now you can enjoy a pizza that’s just as good as the original.

Why spelt? Some people find that white spelt flour is gentler on their stomach compared to wheat flour. This is because spelt has a different gluten structure and lower gluten content than common wheat. However, spelt does contain gluten, so individuals with celiac disease or gluten intolerance still avoid it. When baking cupcakes and muffins, I didn’t see a big difference when substituting white spelt flour for regular flour. Oatmeal squares work perfect with white, whole or any spelt flour. To bake rolls I used this spelt roll recipe. I tested it out with regular spelt and white spelt and both were wonderful. As for challah, we have this fantastic spelt challah recipe. 

It was time for spelt pizza here on BCP. You can technically use any pizza dough recipe with white spelt flour. However white spelt reacts differently in yeast doughs. It rises very quickly and it also results in a much stickier dough. With that in mind, I figured it was best to make a deep dish pizza. Deep dish pizza usually needs a lot of time to rise and here we get to utilize the cons of the spelt to gain one of the best soft crispy deep pizza crusts. 

I used white spelt flour when preparing this pizza. White spelt flour refers to spelt flour that has had the bran and germ removed, resulting in a lighter-colored flour with a milder flavor. Once baked, it’s hard to tell the difference between the white spelt flour and regular white flour. 

A generous coating of oil on the bottom of the hard sheet pan yields a crunchy crust that’s loved by all. 

Place the dough in the pan, spreading it out as much as possible,

pressing indentations into the dough.

This dough will rise quickly in a bowl, and then rise again directly on the baking sheet.

Ready to top and bake.

Even if just one member of your family is sensitive to white flour, this pizza is good enough to serve to everyone!

Check under the pizza crust. It should be nice and golden.

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5 from 3 votes

Spelt Pizza 

Ingredients

  • 3¾ – 4 cups white spelt flour
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2¼ tsp instant yeast
  • 1⅓ cup lukewarm water – 37°C (98°F)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • oil, for greasing
  • 8 oz can tomato sauce (seasoned generously with garlic powder and italian seasoning or oregano)
  • 7 oz shredded cheese

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer and knead. 
  • Place in a greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 20 minutes.  
  • Generously grease a hard baking sheet. Place the dough in the pan, spreading it out as much as possible, pressing indentations into the dough. Cover with plastic wrap so it doesn't dry out.  
  • Let rise 20-30 minutes. 
  • Meanwhile, place an oven rack on the lowest rung. Preheat oven to 425°F. 
  • Once dough finishes the second rise, top with sauce and cheese. Bake for 15 minutes. Check under the pizza crust. It should be nice and golden. If not, bake a little longer. Pizza with toppings will need longer. 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: betty crocker, dairy, dinner done, oven, pizza

Leah Schapira

Leah Schapira is the best-selling author of nine kosher cookbooks and is the co-founder of Between Carpools.com, the lifestyle site for the busy Jewish woman. She’s known as a master “connector,” bringing people together and collaborations to life.

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Comments

  1. anon says

    July 18, 2023 at 8:21 am

    Can I make this in a pizza maker? How long would it need?

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  2. Debs89 says

    July 18, 2023 at 8:32 am

    Can I sub with regular wheat flour?

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    July 18, 2023 at 3:31 pm

    Hi! I prepared this delicious recipe today, and baked it in the pizza maker, it came out perfect!!!! The crust was crunchy. The dough tasted delicious! Thank you for another awesome recipe!

    Reply
    • Esti says

      July 24, 2023 at 11:33 am

      How long did it bake in the Betty Crocker?

      Reply
  4. miri gottesman says

    July 18, 2023 at 11:49 pm

    Spelt is way easier on the stomach, you don’t feel gross after eating it. Thank you for this great recipe

    Reply
  5. z says

    July 19, 2023 at 9:29 am

    The big sheet pan isn’t available in the UK, any other suggestions what I could use to bake this in?

    Reply
  6. Corfeldman says

    July 19, 2023 at 7:36 pm

    Can you please fix the link to the oatmeal squares recipe? I would love to try them.

    Reply
    • Shaindy Menzer says

      July 19, 2023 at 11:51 pm

      Link is working now.

      Reply
  7. Talya says

    July 23, 2023 at 12:28 am

    Can I put the dough ingredients in a bread machine to make the dough

    Reply
  8. Toby Weiss says

    July 23, 2023 at 10:04 am

    5 stars
    It’s an Grt recipe substitute the water with coconut milk brings it up a notch

    Reply
  9. TR says

    July 23, 2023 at 1:07 pm

    Thank you!! I only use spelt and will try this tonight.

    Reply
  10. Chavie says

    July 25, 2023 at 7:21 am

    I recently eliminated wheat from my diet and have started using spelt so I was excited to try this recipe. The dough came out very sticky. I even added a little extra flour so I used 4 1/4 cups of white spelt. Since I was making deep dish I didn’t attempt to roll it out like I would have a thin crust pizza. I just wet my hands and spread it in the pan. It fit a 12 in round aluminum deep dish pan. The taste was good when baked though the texture was a little spongy but fortunately crispy on the edges. Not sure if I should reduce the water next time? Thanks for the recipe I will definitely be making again (even with some tweaks).

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  11. Rachel says

    August 12, 2023 at 11:35 pm

    5 stars
    Obsessed with this recipe! So easy to pull together, and doesn’t even have that dry spelt taste at all – the fam thought it was a regular white crust. Think I can fridge the dough the night before?

    Reply
  12. Faigy says

    November 1, 2023 at 11:01 pm

    This recipe was delicious… I can’t believe I actually made something with spelt flour… Yay ME!! but honestly, was so easy to do & tasted divine… Thank you. Definitely a keeper!

    Reply
  13. Shifra says

    November 2, 2023 at 11:44 am

    Is it a more dry heavy dough?

    Reply
  14. D says

    November 2, 2023 at 6:38 pm

    Made this for dinner last night. Didn’t tell the kids it was spelt and they will never find out. It’s just that good!! Thank you for a super easy homemade pizza recipe. It was absolutely delicious!!

    Reply
  15. TW says

    November 2, 2023 at 6:47 pm

    This pizza was delicious I’m making it tonight again after last nights successful dinner!
    Thank You

    Reply
  16. YL says

    November 8, 2023 at 2:55 pm

    5 stars
    This was out of this world!!!!
    I will defiantly make it again

    Reply

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