This easy sourdough pizza crust is really simple to whip together and it tastes amazing! If you’ve made homemade pizza before, you know that this has a delicious flavor and it isn’t too difficult to make. The crust itself calls for only 5 ingredients! This is a great, hands on recipe to make for a fun dinner! Make it with me!
How To Make Easy Sourdough Pizza Crust
Making this easy sourdough pizza dough is rather simple! All you need is sourdough starter, flour, yeast, water, and salt! That’s it! You can make this recipe by hand, or use your electric mixer with a paddle attachment and dough hook.
This recipe comes together in a matter of minutes, but it does require planning ahead for rising time. The dough will double in size in a warm place in anywhere 2-3 hours.
Once the dough has been made and has risen, all you need to do is roll out the dough into a circle, top with desired toppings, and bake! Delicious homemade sourdough pizza can be made at home!
What is Sourdough Starter?
A sourdough starter is a fermented dough filled with natural, wild yeast and a bacteria called lactobacilli. The starter is what makes sourdough bread & recipes rise. Instead of using active dry yeast like in other bread recipes, sourdough bread uses a starter. Along with leavening the bread, the starter also brings that classic sour flavor.
The sourdough adds a delicious flavor to this pizza crust and it compliments many pizza toppings!
Sourdough starter can be shared with others, which is how I got mine. My aunt shared her starter with me, and now I can feed it and use it in my cooking.
If you don’t have a sourdough starter, you can make your own at home out of flour and water. View all the details on how to make your own starter here on the King Arthur Flour’s website https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/sourdough-starter-recipe.
What toppings can I use on this pizza dough?
You can use any pizza toppings you like on this sourdough pizza crust! In the images here, I topped mine with marinara sauce, pepperoni, ham, bell peppers, mushrooms, diced onions, and mozzarella cheese.
Other topping ideas would be pesto or Alfredo sauce as the base, with toppings like chicken, bacon, sausage, olives, basil, and other various types of cheeses!
Tell me in the comments below, what toppings did you top your home sourdough crust with?
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Sourdough Pizza Crust
Sourdough Pizza Crust is a delicious homemade pizza dough that is simple and easy to make! Delicious, flavorful, and fun to make at home!
Ingredients
- 1 cup sourdough starter*
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon instant or active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions
- Add the sourdough starter, warm water, flour, salt, and yeast to a mixing bowl. Mix to combine, then knead for about 7 minutes in a mixer with the dough hook, until the dough wraps itself around the hook and cleans the side of the bowl.
- Place the dough in a greased container, cover and let rise until almost doubled in bulk, about 2-3 hours in a warm place.
- After the dough has risen, knead on a floured surface. Shape the dough into a medium sized pizza circle on a pizza stone or cookie sheet. Brush dough with olive oil and sprinkle on garlic salt. At this point, allow the dough to rest for 15 minutes before baking.
- Preheat oven to 425 on convect, 450 on bake.
- Next, sauce and top as your pizza with your desired toppings, but don't add cheese yet. Bake for 10 minutes before removing from the oven and adding cheese.
- Return to the oven and bake for 5 to 10 more minutes, until the cheese is melted and the edges turn golden brown.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*Sourdough Starter is an active ingredient used in baking to create sourdough breads and doughs. The two ways you can get a starter is by having someone with a starter share it with you, or by making your own at home. You can read more about how to create a starter at home on the King Arthur Flour website here. https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/sourdough-starter-recipe
In the images, I've topped this pizza with marinara sauce, pepperoni, ham, peppers, mushrooms, onion, and mozzarella cheese.
You can top this pizza dough with any desired flavors
What is sourdough starter and where do you get it?
Sourdough Starter is an active ingredient used in baking to create sourdough breads and doughs. The two ways you can get a starter is by having someone with a starter share it with you, or by making your own at home. You can read more about how to create a starter at home on the King Arthur Flour website here. https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/sourdough-starter-recipe