Sourdough has become a craze in the last couple years, since people have had to stay home and have time to try new recipes. I confess I have jumped onto that craze. To be honest though, I have tried to work with sourdough and never took the time to learn the best ways to use it until spring of 2020. My first couple batches of bread went to the cats and neighbourhood birds.
I have since perfected my technique and made up my own recipes. My ultimate favourite is pizza crust. This recipe was one that I loved with yeast and I converted it to sourdough. It has oregano and garlic powder or salt in it but those are optional. I think they make it better though.
Sourdough Pizza Dough
1 cup recently fed starter
1 cup warm water
1 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. oil
1 tsp salt (omit if using garlic salt)
1 tsp. garlic powder or salt
1 tsp. oregano leaves
I tsp. Baking powder
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
Mix all ingredients together, using only 2 cups flour. Beat together for one minute to make dough elastic. Slowly add remaining cup of flour to make a stiff dough. Let sit 5 minutes, then knead and pour a bit of oil to sides of bowl. Let sit another 5 minutes, then knead again. I’ve found this helps the sourdough to start working. Cover and let sit 3-4 hours. Divide dough in half and spread out on pizza pan. This recipe makes 2 large Pampered Chef pizza stone size pizza crusts. Cover with plastic wrap and slet sit 2-3 hours. Spread a small amount of pizza sauce on crusts and bake at 400 degrees F. for about 30 minutes until almost done. Add more pizza sauce and toppings and bake until cheese is melted and crust is brown.