Sourdough Pizza Crust
Sourdough pizza crust is our new favorite Friday night tradition and the BEST pizza ever! Made with sourdough starter and no added (commercial) yeast.
Ingredients
Dough ingredients***
- 1 3/4 cups bread flour (248 grams)
- 3/4 cup fed sourdough starter (179 grams)
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon water (70 grams)
- 1 teaspoon salt (table salt is 5.7 grams)
- 1 Tablespoon honey (19 grams)
- 1 Tablespoon oil (I am using avocado oil - 12 grams)
For coating the dough before rise
- 1/2 teaspoon oil I am using avocado oil
For greasing the pan
- 1/2 teaspoon oil I am using avocado oil, or you can use cooking spray
Instructions
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Place all dough ingredients in a stand mixer, leaving the dry flour to go in last, on top.
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Use the dough hook attachment to bring the dough together in a ball, and let the mixer knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes (total).
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Remove dough from hook, and form into a ball with your hands.
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Pour 1/2 teaspoon oil on top of the dough ball, and flip it around a couple times in the bowl to cover it in oil.
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Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel, and allow to rise for 4 hours.
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Transfer the dough to a greased 14 inch pizza pan. (A 12 inch pan would work too, just resulting in a slightly thicker crust.
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Use you hands to flatten and shape the dough into a flat disk, with the dough coming up on the edges to form the risen edge. See photos in blog post above.
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Allow the dough to rest for a few minutes while you preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
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Just prior to baking, use a fork to poke a few holes in the dough. This allows the gasses to escape when cooking to prevent large bubbles. (Skip that if you love the burnt bubbles)
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Cook for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
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Remove carefully, and spoon on the sauce, and top with cheese and desired toppings.
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Return to oven and cook until the cheese is to desired melty-ness, about 10 minutes.
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Remove pizza, and slice with a pizza cutter.
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Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator. Nutrition is for crust only, and additional nutrition will depend on what you decide to top it with.
Ingredients for Kamut sourdough pizza dough
***We love making this using Kamut all purpose flour from the Food Nanny! Here is the ingredient list for that (2 pizzas, which is what we make - divide in half for one pizza)
- 4 cups Kamut (495 grams)
- 1 1/2 cup sourdough starter (358 grams)
- 3/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons water (194 grams)
- 2 teaspoons salt (14 grams)
- 2 Tablespoons honey (38 grams)
- 2 Tablespoons oil (24 grams - we use avocado)