Sourdough Pizza Crust
sourdough pizza crust
active time: 20 minutes Total time: 3 hours 30 minutes
ingredients
- 3 ½ cups bread flour
- ¾ cup water
- 1 cup active sourdough starter
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2-3 Tablespoons additional flour for kneading
- ¼ cup of cornmeal to dust the pizza stone
method
Mix together the fresh sourdough starter, one tablespoon of oil, the salt and 1-1/4 cups of flour. Add more flour, a little at a time as needed, to form a pizza dough consistency. The amount of flour needed will depend on the hydration level of your sourdough starter (the flour-to-water ratios used when feeding the starter).
Allow the dough to rest for 3 hours (It won't rise significantly, if at all). Roll the dough out into a circle using a minimum amount of flour to prevent sticking.
Dust your pizza stone or baking pan lightly with cornmeal. Arrange the crust and bake for approximately 7 minutes.
Remove the crust from the oven and brush lightly with oil to prevent the toppings from soaking into the crust and making it soggy.
Add the desired toppings and bake the pizza until the crust browns and the cheese melts.
