Sourdough Pizza Crust
There’s something magical about a sourdough pizza crust—its tangy aroma, chewy texture, and golden crispness make every bite unforgettable.
In just 16 minutes of baking, this crust transforms into a masterpiece—crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and bursting with flavor.
Ingredients
- ½ cup active sourdough starter
- 1 cup warm water 90-100F/32-37C
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons honey may substitute sugar
- 2 ¾ cups + 2 Tablespoons bread flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Additional olive oil for brushing pizza
- Pizza toppings: pizza sauce mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Combine sourdough starter, water, olive oil and honey in a medium-sized mixing bowl and stir until well-combined.
- Add flour and salt and stir until you have a shaggy dough that clings together. Cover with plastic wrap and allow it to sit for 30-60 minutes (autolyse).
- Use your hands to form the dough into a ball in the bowl.
- Run your hands under cool water and grasp the top of the dough and stretch it over the bottom. Turn the dough 90 degrees and repeat this process. Do this twice more until you have made your way all the way around the dough.
- Allow dough to rest, covered, in a warm place for 30 minutes.
- Repeat step 2 every 30 minutes until dough has increased in size about 50%. I find this typically takes about 3-4 hours for me.
- Divide dough into two pieces and place each in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator to rest overnight or up to 3 days.
- Remove dough from fridge and leave it covered to rest at room temperature for at least 30 minutes and up to several hours. Preheat your oven to 500F (250C).
- Once oven is preheated, lightly oil a pizza pan with olive oil.
- Turn out the pizza dough onto the prepared pan and use your hands to gently shape it into a 10-12” (28cm) circle (it will be fairly thin). Fold over or pinch the edges to form a crust.
- Brush the pizza all over with olive oil and use a fork to pierce the bottom all over.
- Transfer pizza to 500F (250C) oven and bake for 8-9 minutes.
- Remove pizza from oven and brush all over again with a light layer of olive oil, then add your toppings.
- Return to the oven and bake another 8-11 minutes, until crust is golden and cheese is melted and bubbly.
Nutrition
Calories: 761kcalCarbohydrates: 142gProtein: 22gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1173mgPotassium: 176mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 2mg
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