How To Make Sourdough Discard Pizza (crispy crust!)
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There’s something special about homemade pizza nigh-the smell of the oven, everyone picking their favorite toppings, and the joy of gathering around the table for a meal made from scratch. Now let’s take pizza to the next level by adding in some delicious sourdough discard. One of my favorite and regular ways I use up my sourdough discard!
This sourdough discard pizza recipe is quick to throw together, has the perfect chewy-meets-crispy texture, and will have your family asking for homemade pizza every week! The dough can easily be made in an afternoon with a quick rise so keep this one in your back pocket for the days you don’t know what is for dinner!
Supplies
Stand mixer or bowl to mix and kneed your dough (my favorite kitchen aid mixer)
12 inch cast iron pan (can also use a pizza stone)
Kitchen towel
Sourdough Discard Pizza Dough Ingredients
▢ ½ cup sourdough discard (learn to make as sourdough starter here)
▢ 1 cup warm water
▢ 1 tbsp honey
▢ 2 ¼ tsp active yeast
▢ ¼ cup olive or avocado oil
▢ 1 tsp salt
▢ 3 ¼ cup all purpose flour
▢ Pizza Sauce
▢ Mozzarella cheese
▢ Toppings of choice
▢ Optional: olive oil for the crust
Sourdough Discard Pizza Instructions
In the bottom of a bowl mix the warm water, honey, and yeast. If you are using a stand mixer, which is recommended, you can do this in the mixer bowl directly.
Let sit for 5 minutes, or until the yeast is bubbly and activated.
Next, add in the sourdough discard, oil, salt and flour.
With the dough hook of your mixer (or by hand), knead the dough for 10-12 minutes, or until the dough has good stretch to it without breaking.
After kneading, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit on the counter until it has doubled in size. Depending on the temperature, this will take around 1- 1 ½ hours.
Pre-heat oven to 475 F with your cast iron pan or pizza stone inside.
Divide dough into 3 equal pieces. Shape each piece into circles and place on a countertop or a pan, with a towel covering them, for about 15-30 minutes until noticeably puffy.
Pizza Making Video Tutorial
Full video tutorial on shaping and baking a perfect pizza on a cast iron skillet!
After they are risen, oil fingertips and pick up each piece and stretch out the middle portion without disturbing the crust. I find it easiest to hold it in the center and turn the crust in a circular motion in the air, using it’s own weight to stretch it out.
Remove the hot pan/stone from the oven and place the crust on it hot. It will begin to cook from the bottom while you top it.
Top your pizza, oil the crust if desired with a basting brush, and bake at 475 F for 10-15 minutes until the crust is to your liking.
Topping Ideas
Classic Cheese: my kids love cheese with red sauce or white sauce
Margherita: a light and delicious option (the one below has added mushrooms too!)
Meat Pizza: can’t go wrong with pepperoni and sausage!
Sourdough Discard Pizza
Ingredients
Method
- In the bottom of a bowl mix the warm water, honey, and yeast. If you are using a stand mixer, which is recommended, you can do this in the mixer bowl directly.
- Let sit for 5 minutes, or until the yeast is bubbly and activated.
- Next, add in the sourdough discard, oil, salt and flour.
- With the dough hook of your mixer (or by hand), knead the dough for 10-12 minutes, or until the dough has good stretch to it without breaking.
- After kneading, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit on the counter until it has doubled in size. Depending on the temperature, this will take around 1- 1 ½ hours.
- Pre-heat oven to 475 F with your cast iron pan or pizza stone inside.
- Divide dough into 3 equal pieces. Shape each piece into circles and place on a countertop or a pan, with a towel covering them, for about 15-30 minutes until noticeably puffy.
- After they are risen, oil fingertips and pick up each piece and stretch out the middle portion without disturbing the crust. I find it easiest to hold it in the center and turn the crust in a circular motion in the air, using it’s own weight to stretch it out.
- Remove the hot pan/stone from the oven and place the crust on it hot. It will begin to cook from the bottom while you top it.
- Top your pizza, oil the crust if desired with a basting brush, and bake at 475 F for 10-15 minutes until the crust is to your liking.
