Sourdough Homemade Pizza Recipe
Key to great pizza dough is olive oil! This sourdough version is delicious and versatile. I bake it 2 ways- Cast Iron at first and then oven or easier way is direct in the oven.
Original recipe has been adapted from Little Spoon Farms– thank you!
Since this is sourdough I find it easiest to mix up the dough the night before allowing it to ferment overnight to maximize the benefits of the sourdough process of breaking down the phytic acid.
Also great to premake, bake and freeze!
Try using my Semi Famous Pizza Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sourdough discard
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 Cups flour
- 1 & 1/3 Cups water
Directions:
The Night Before:
Mix together the ingredients until it comes together and it’s smooth, by using a stand mixer with a dough hook for 5 minutes. If you do not have a stand mixer knead by hand for 8-10 minutes. If you are placing into a new bowl overnight place 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil in the bowl and coat the dough. Cover tightly and let ferment overnight.
Next Morning:
Remove the dough and place onto a lightly floured surface.
Baking Sheet Instructions:
- Slightly oil your pans (I use two 12×17 pans USA Pans from Amazon) with olive oil.
- Cut your dough in half using a dough scraper. Pat out each half onto a pan. If the dough stretches right back allow it to relax for 30 minutes and try again. Once patted out completely allow to rise 1-2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 425° F . Once preheated place the dough directly into the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from oven place sauce, cheese and desired toppings. Place back into oven for 10-15 minutes or until done. Feel free to broil for 1-2 minutes to get that cheese nice and bubbly.
Cast Iron Directions:
- Divide dough by using a bench scraper into 6 to 8 equal pieces. Begin shaping your each piece into circle by patting out. If the dough stretches back quickly let rest for half an hour and try again.
- After dough has been shaped, place dough on a heated cast iron for 2 to 4 minutes, flip over and cook additional 2 to 4 minutes. Remove and place onto a baking sheet.
- Place sauce and toppings on and bake in a preheated oven at 425° F for 10 minutes or until done.
Freezing: You have two options- you can create the dough and cook on the cast iron, let cool down and freeze in large ziploc bags with parchment paper in between. OR you could make the entire pizza as above, let cool down, and place in a large ziploc bag with parchment paper in between each Pizza.
Pop out of the freezer and bake 425 for 10-15 minutes! Enjoy!
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