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Sourdough Pizza Crust Recipe

If you enjoy a delicious pizza, you will love our Sourdough Pizza Crust recipe with our step-by-step guide for making Sourdough Pizza dough at home.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Rise Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 59 minutes
Servings 2 12" pizza crusts
Author Julie Menghini

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric
  • 1 cup active sourdough starter
  • 1 cup warm water between 90 to 95 degrees F
  • 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour more flour when you roll the dough
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the sourdough starter, and water. Mix and let it sit for 5 minutes. (The mixture will look like a milky mixture)
  • Add half the flour, and mix well. The mixture will be sticky. I love using the Danish Dough hook. (You can use a mixing spoon but I wouldn’t recommend a classic whisk as the dough will get stuck in the middle.)
  • Once the flour is all incorporated, add the remaining flour, salt, and olive oil. Mix well until you have no more dry flour.
  • Cover the bowl and let it rise in a warm, draft-free place for 45 minutes.
  • Uncover the bowl and stretch the dough. Using your Danish Dough whisk or your hands, take the dough in front of you, and pull and fold back on the dough. Repeat the stretch 3 more times, turning the bowl 90 degrees each time.
  • Cover the dough and let it rise for an additional 45 minutes.
  • Uncover and stretch the dough like in step 5.
  • Cover the dough and let it rise for 60 minutes.
  • At this point, the dough will be nice and airy, go to step 10. If it feels sticky, stretch the dough like in step 5, cover it, and rise for an additional 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 425 °F.
  • Roll the dough for pizza.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes

Notes

  • Use leftovers: Roll the dough, spread some butter, and sprinkle some cheese for cheese sticks/bites
  • Storage: Wrap the dough in plastic film and store in the fridge for up 2 days.
  • Make it spicy: Add some red pepper flakes, or chili powder to the dough.
  • Make it Deluxe: Add some fresh grated Parmigiano and dried herbs to the dough.
  This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.  
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