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sourdough pizza dough ingredients being incorporated with a dough whisk

Sourdough Pizza Dough

5 from 3 votes
Easy, 5 ingredient recipe for homemade sourdough pizza dough
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Prep Time 1 hour
rest time 8 hours
Total Time 9 hours
Servings: 1 pizza
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup of active sourdough starter
  • 2 cups of flour
  • ¾ cup of water
  • 1 tsp of sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Whisk together and cover with a damp towel. Let it rest for about 15-20 minutes.
  2. Stretch and fold the dough, recover, and let it rest again for 15-20 minutes. Repeat this step 3 more times.
  3. After you’ve done 4 sets of stretch and folds, cover and let the dough rise for about 8-10 hours, until the dough has nearly doubled.
  4. Alternatively, you can combine all of the ingredients in a stand mixer with a dough hook and mix for 10-15 minutes, or until the dough passes the window pane test. Once the window pane test is passed, let the dough rise for about 8-10 hours or until the dough has nearly doubled.
  5. After your dough has nearly doubled, you can wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge for up to 3 days, or in the freezer in a freezer bag for a couple of months.
  6. Let the dough defrost in the fridge for several hours. It’s better to let the dough defrost in the fridge than on the counter. When it defrosts on the counter, I find that it stretches poorly and is harder to roll out and bake evenly.
Bake the crust:
  1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
  2. Gently stretch the dough using your hands or a rolling pin. Place on an oven safe pizza stone or pan and bake for 10-13 minutes. You want the crust to be crispy on the bottom and edges and the top of the crust to still be soft.
  3. Remove it from the oven, add all of your toppings, and return to the oven for about 5 minutes, until all of your toppings are toasted and melted together.