Make An Easy Sourdough Pizza From Scratch
If my children had their way, we'd celebrate Pizza Day daily. Our delicious sourdough pizza bursts with flavor and is simply irresistible..
Equipment
- 1 A Pizza pan
Ingredients
The Pizza Dough
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- 2 cups lukewarm water
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 5 cups bread flour plus some extra flour for dusting the workbench
- 3 tsp salt I always use pink Himalayan salt
Pizza Toppings
- 1 red capsicum
- 1 yellow capsicum
- 1 green capsicum
- 1 red onion, sliced
- salt, pepper, and chili flakes to taste
- olive oil for sauteeing the vegetables
Extras
- 2 cups grated cheese of your choice
- storebought pasta sauce of your choice Alternatively, you can prepare your own tomato sauce.
- 1 egg - our 'secret' ingredient whisked
Instructions
How to Make The Dough
- Pour water and olive oil into a large bowl.2 cups lukewarm water, 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Add the sourdough starter and mix together.1 cup sourdough starter
- In a separate bowl mix the flour and salt together.5 cups bread flour, 3 tsp salt
- Add the flour/salt mixture to the large bowl.
- With your hand or wooden spoon, mix all the ingredients until it comes together as a sticky ball. Tip: Wet your hands to work with the sticky dough.
- Dust the dough with flour and cover with glad wrap and a tea towel.
- Put the bowl in a warm place.
- Every 30 minutes (4 times), stretch and fold the dough, remember to have a small bowl with water nearby to wet your hands.
- Once the dough has doubled in size (after around 5 hours), tip it onto a dusted workbench.
- Cut the dough into 5 equal parts if you make individual pizzas or two big pieces if you bake them on a baking sheet.
- Shape the dough into balls, cover them with a tea towel, and let them rest for another 20 minutes.
- Dust your pizza pan with some flour and stretch the dough out to the required size.
Toppings
- Cut the onion and capsicum into slices.1 red capsicum, 1 yellow capsicum, 1 green capsicum, 1 red onion, sliced
- Heat up the olive oil and saute the capsicum for 5 minutes.olive oil for sauteeing the vegetables
- Season with salt, pepper, and chili flakes.salt, pepper, and chili flakes to taste
- Add the onion and saute for another 2 minutes.
Assemble The Pizza
- Spread the tomato sauce onto the pizza dough.storebought pasta sauce of your choice
- Sprinkle the grated cheese over the top and add the sautéed vegetables.2 cups grated cheese of your choice
- With a fork drizzle over some of the whisked eggs. It does taste delicious, trust me.1 egg - our 'secret' ingredient
- Bake in a preheated oven on the highest setting (fan-forced )for around 10 minutes.
- Enjoy!
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