Soft, chewy, and tangy, this sourdough pizza dough is the perfect recipe for those family pizza nights. Start the dough in the morning and it will be ready to bake up with your favorite toppings in the afternoon.
Pizza is so great because it is quick to throw together and it makes the perfect base to be topped with whatever you desire. This sourdough pizza crust recipe puts you just a few ingredients away from the most delicious bubbly pizza with a chewy crust. Whether you choose to cook it in an outdoor pizza oven, your home oven, or even a grill, it is sure to come out amazing!
Top your pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and fresh basil for a classic taste, or skip the pizza sauce and use homemade pesto as the base. Make a chicken Alfredo pizza by topping your crust with Alfredo sauce, chicken, cheese and any veggies you like. You can also get a little fancy and try an olive oil, goat cheese, and date sauce pizza. Serve a fresh salad with homemade dressing on the side to round out the meal.
No matter how you choose to adorn your perfect pizza crust, it’s sure to be a crowd pleaser next time you have a pizza party!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Tasty – The sourdough in this recipe adds so much flavor and tanginess. This crust also has the best chewy consistency. There is just something about making your own pizza at home, it’s fun and tasty!
Crowd pleaser – Homemade pizza is so delicious, plus being able to customize it with your own topping preferences makes it great for picky eaters.
Make ahead – Make this dough days or weeks ahead and have pizza dough ready for a quick and easy meal.
Ingredients
Active sourdough starter – Active starter is sourdough starter that has been fed within 4-12 hours, and it’s active and bubbly. You want to use starter that is at the peak of its bubbling in order to give the dough the most rise.
A full ingredient list with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
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How to Make Sourdough Pizza Dough
Step 1: The morning of pizza night, add the ingredients to a stand mixer bowl, using a kitchen scale if you choose to weigh the ingredients.
Step 2: With a dough hook attachment, mix the dough on medium speed until the dough passes the windowpane test, which might take up to 10 minutes.
Step 3: Place in an oiled bowl and cover with a lid, plastic wrap or a plastic bag. Rest at room temperature for about 8 hours or until the dough has doubled in size.
Step 4: Preheat oven to 475. Divide dough into 4 equal portions and allow to rest while you prepare your toppings.
Step 5: Roll out on a lightly floured work surface with a rolling pin. I like to create a bit of a ridge around the outside for hand stretched thickness.
Step 6: Spread pizza sauce on top of the dough and top with your favorite toppings.
Step 7: Bake for 13-15 minutes. (I like to use a preheated pizza stone or cast iron skillet but you can also use a pizza pan). Finish off with a 3 minute broil to achieve the browning on top of the crust.
Tips
- Be careful not to over-ferment the dough. This will leave you with a sloppy mess.
- This dough can be made days or even weeks in advance. If you are planning to use it within a few days, place in the fridge in an airtight container until ready to use. You can also freeze for later.
- Make sure that your dough is at room temperature before rolling. The correct dough temperature allows the dough to relax, and makes it easier to shape and roll.
Recipe FAQs
Yes. Sourdough starter and the fermentation process adds another layer of flavor to pizza dough and makes it easier to digest
Most dough uses conventional yeast like instant yeast to give it rise. Sourdough is made with a sourdough starter, which uses wild yeast and bacteria to leaven the dough.
This could be caused by a few different things, such as over baking, over working the dough, or adding too much flour.
Store dough in the fridge up to a week, or place in the freezer after it has risen and has been divided. Wrap with plastic wrap and then store in a freezer plastic bag.
Pre bake crusts for about 8-10 minutes and then allow to cool. Wrap in plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
More Sourdough Recipes from the Farmhouse
- Sourdough Pumpkin Bread
- Sourdough Sandwich Rolls
- Easy Sourdough Dinner Rolls
- Sourdough Cheese Bread
- Sourdough Cornbread
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Easy Homemade Sourdough Pizza Dough Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Kitchen Scale optional
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup starter
- 4 cups flour
- 1.5 cups water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- The morning of pizza night, add the ingredients to a stand mixer bowl.
- With a dough hook, mix the dough on medium speed until the dough passes the windowpane test, which might take up to 10 minutes.
- Place in an oiled bowl and cover with a lid or plastic wrap. Rest at room temperature for about 8 hours.
- Preheat oven to 475.
- Divide the dough into 4 equal sections and allow to rest while you prepare your toppings.
- Roll out on a lightly floured surface. I like to create a bit of a ridge around the outside for hand stretched thickness.
- Spread pizza sauce and top with your favorite toppings.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes (I like to use a preheated pizza stone or cast iron skillet but you can also use a pizza pan.). Finish off with a 3 minute broil to achieve the browning on top of the crust.
Notes
- Active starter is sourdough starter that has been fed within 4-12 hours, and it’s active and bubbly. You want to use starter that is at the peak of its bubbling in order to give the dough the most rise.
- Be careful not to over-ferment the dough. This will leave you with a sloppy mess.
- This dough can be made days or even weeks in advance. If you are planning to use it within a few days, place in the fridge in an airtight container until ready to use. You can also freeze for later.
- Make sure that your dough is at room temperature before rolling. The correct dough temperature allows the dough to relax, and makes it easier to shape and roll.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can you add some honey to the dough to help make it sweeter?
Sure. You may need to add a little bit of flour to the dough to compensate for the moisture in the honey.
I’m so excited to try this! If it’s anything like your Sourdough Bagels, it will be a winner.
We love this pizza dough. I have recently had surgery and wanted some meals prepped and ready for during my recovery. I decided to make up some pizzas complete with toppings and instead of cooking them I froze them on cooking sheets and then put into freezer bags. The result couldn’t have been better (or easier) I just popped them into the oven from frozen when we were ready to eat them and they were perfect! 475 degrees for about 20/25 minutes.
That is wonderful to hear. I’m going to have to do that. I hope you heal quickly.
If anyone is interested in making this into a thick sicilian style pizza, this is how I did it: I didn’t divide the dough, I coated a baking sheet well in olive oil and stretched the doughit to fit, kind of how you would a foccacia. Par-baked that in 475 degree oven for 10 mins (still blonde). Took it out, put sauce, cheese toppings, popped it back in for another 15ish mins or until golden brown and crispy. Super easy to work with dough, thanks Lisa!
Thanks for sharing this, Cristy!
Made this tonight. It turned out good but the dough initially was very sticky and wet so I had to add more flour. I used cheese sticks and made a stuffed crust it was super good! Next time I think I’ll season the crust a little heavier but all in all a great recipe
Glad you enjoyed it!
Any chance someone can still make this without having a dough hook mixer?
Are we using active starter or discard?
For pizza dough, active starter.
This was fantastic. First time doing sourdough pizza. I think it makes a difference using a scale, which is what I do. Definitely going to have a pizza party soon. I did mine on the grill. Finished with a broil in oven .
That sounds amazing. Glad you enjoyed this recipe.
Good Day,
If I forgot to take starter out of fridge hours before making dough – is that a big deal? It was more like 20 minutes.
It may work, but may just take a lot longer to rise. It also depends on the last time you fed the starter.
Hi there! I just made this today for my daughter’s sleepover and it’s been 8 hours but it hasn’t really risen like I expected. I make sourdough bread all the time and am used to how that rises. Is it different from that? I followed the instructions exactly. It is very stretchy and I think it passed the window pane test after mixing.
Thanks!
Sorry for the delay, Anna! How did this turn out? When you say it didn’t rise like expected, did it not double in size?
I made it tonight and mine did not double In size either and it’s been 8 hours. I just put in fridge cause I have to go to bed… praying it turns out