Sourdough Pizza Crust

When in doubt, make pizza. That's our motto! Okay, not really, but it should be. We eat A LOT of homemade, sourdough pizza - atleast one per week. It's an easy go-to dinner,  and a great way to use your sourdough starter that's been building up! Best of all, there's no such thing as pizza rules! Make it however you like, with whatever you have! Heck, I'm sure a pickle and tuna pizza would even be good, most people have those ingredients on hand--like a big, tuna melt... yummm big tuna melt (can you tell I'm starving as I write this?)What makes a sourdough pizza crust so awesome? Well, first of all, it has that sour taste that we've all grown to know and love. It's also crisp, fermented and delicious!To make a sourdough pizza crust, of course, you'll need a sourdough starter. If you missed my post on "How To Make a Sourdough Starter," which I posted a few weeks back, here it is. You'll want to get going on this (and trust me, you want to get going on this), and then come back to this recipe next week! The Sourdough Starter post will also explain how, health-wise, sourdough is superior.Okay, let's get started!You'll need:

• 1.5 cups sourdough starter
• 1.5 cups flour (I use half organic whole wheat, and half organic white, but spelt would be great, too)
• 1 tbsp olive oil (plus more for brushing on the crust)
• 1 tsp quality salt

Combine all of the ingredients in a large, mixing bowl. Turn the out dough onto a flour-dusted surface and knead a few times. Cover with a tea towel and it rests for about an hour on the counter. You can also make the dough the night before and let it rest, for up to 24 hours, in the refrigerator until needed.

Preheat the oven to 450°. Roll out the dough to your desired shape. My pizzas are usually a pretty funky shape, rarely pizza-perfect-round. Place on a well-greased baking sheet or silicone mat or both (like I do.) Fold the edges into crusts, and brush the crust with olive oil. I like to sprinkle the crust with a little extra salt, pepper and dried rosemary before pre-cooking it, but this is entirely optional.

Pre-cook the crust for 10 min. Remove from the oven and top up with your favourite toppings! Pop the pizza back into the oven for 15-20 min. Viola, sourdough pizza!

Sourdough Pizza Crust

Author: Modern Hippie Housewife

Ingredients

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• 1.5 cups flour (I use half organic whole wheat, and half organic white, but spelt would be great, too)
• 1 tbsp olive oil (blush more for brushing on the crust
• 1 tsp quality salt

Instructions

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a large, mixing bowl. Turn the out dough onto a flour-dusted surface and kneed a few times. Cover with a tea-towl and it rest for about an hour on the counter. You can also make the dough the night before and let it rest, up to 24 hours, in the refrigerator until needed.
2. Preheat the oven to 450°. Roll out the dough to your desired shape. My pizza's are usually a pretty funky shape, rarely pizza-perfect-round. Fold the edges into crusts, and brush the crust with olive oil. I like to sprinkle the crust with a little extra salt, pepper and dried rosemary before pre-cooking it, but this is entirely optional.
3. Pre-cook the crust for 10 min. Remove from the oven and top up with your favorite toppings! Pop the pizza back into the oven for 15-20 min. Viola, sourdough pizza!

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