Sourdough Pizza

I still can't wrap my brain around the fact that only a few weeks ago, I was zip lining through the ancient kauri forest in New Zealand.   I'm truly blessed.   What a magical experience.

I had so many great new experiences on my trip - new foods, new people and new things to see and do for the very first time.🇳🇿  I had the opportunity to taste some New Zealand's finest flavors at a market, at fine restaurants, at the cafes and at the wineries.  I even had a bite of a meat pie.😅🤣   Tasting the local fare - all part of the travel experience for me.  ​

Now that I'm back at home - the food experimenting continues.  I'm still fumbling my way through the intricacies of sourdough.  I'd say that I've had more errors than successes along the way but I'm making progress. 😂   One of my latest sourdough experiments was pizza dough.   

Who knew that sourdough pizza dough was easier than making bread and why didn't someone tell me that I should have started with pizza?🍕🤣  If you've got sourdough starter in your frig and a cast iron skillet, I highly recommend that you give this pizza recipe a try.  It's fairly easy - even for a sourdough novice like myself - and it's really, really good.😋  

Sourdough Pizza
50 grams active sourdough starter 
1 1/2 teaspoons salt 
2 Tablespoons olive oil
50 grams whole wheat flour
450 grams all-purpose flour
325 grams water

The night before you want to have pizza:

Combine all ingredients in a bowl.  Knead with hands for 5 minutes.  

Cover and let rest on counter overnight.

The next morning:

Fold dough with wet hands.  

Cover and refrigerate 8-36 hours.

​Remove dough from refrigerator.  Let rest on counter for 30 minutes. 

Divide dough into 4 pieces.  Cover and let rest 30 minutes. 

Heat cast iron skillet on stove and drizzle with oil to prevent sticking.  

Stretch dough into an 8 inch circle. 

Place the dough round into hot skillet.

Add sauce, toppings and cheese and cook until bottom crust is browned. 

Transfer skillet to broiler and cook until top is browned and cheese is bubbly.

Ciao!

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