Sourdough Pizza Dough

Ingredients

• 200 grams Sourdough Starter
• 280 grams Water
• 20 grams Honey
• 20 grams Olive Oil
• 500 grams Bread Flour
• 20 grams Salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Measure out the sourdough starter, water and honey (and yeast if you want to add it). Stir together until the sourdough starter and honey are dissolved into the water.

2. 2

   Now, add the oil, flour and salt into the bowl and gently stir together with a dough whisk or knife. Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dough to sit for around 30 minutes. The dough will seem a little dry and shaggy and that's ok!

3. 3

   Now, tip the dough out onto the counter and knead it really well using your hands. This is a lovely dough to work with and with the right kneading, it will become soft and silky. It takes around 10 minutes to come together when kneading by hand.

4. 4

   Once the dough is silky and elastic, pop it into a warm bowl (warm a bowl with water and then dry it to speed up the rising). Cover with cling wrap or a damp tea towel and leave to rise until it has doubled.

5. 5

   Once the dough has doubled, separate the dough into smaller balls for rolling out. Use 200g per pizza, but you can go from 200g to 300g.

6. 6

   To make your bases, press the dough into a pizza round. If you need to stretch the dough, pick it up and move your hands around the edges to allow it to stretch out into a round. Avoid using a rolling pin to maintain the sourdough character.

7. 7

   Place your pizza dough onto pizza peels ready to top. Pre heat your oven to 230C/450F and ensure it's HOT. Bake your pizzas for around 15 minutes until cooked, or use a wood-fired oven for 2 minutes at 350C – 400C.