How to Make Pizza Dough - Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe for Making a Sourdough Pizza Crust

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients, while bread flour can be less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often more affordable.

Introduce the recipe for sourdough pizza crust and mention the option to use yeast instead of sourdough starter.

State the need for 3.5 cups of all-purpose flour for two pizzas, suggesting Italian double-o flour if available.

Mention the use of 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

Explain the requirement of warm water, specifically mentioning 1 cup for sourdough starter or 1.33 cups if using yeast.

Take 1/2 cup of sourdough starter and pour it into a bowl.

If using yeast, bloom it by sprinkling 2.25 teaspoons of active dry yeast into the warm water with sugar and let it sit until bubbly.

Add sugar to the sourdough starter, followed by olive oil, and mix well.

Hold off on adding salt initially to avoid irritation to the yeast.

Add 1 cup of warm water to the mixture and mix with a whisk or wooden spoon.

Add salt to the flour in a separate bowl and mix to distribute evenly.

Dump the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and mix until a dough ball forms, ensuring it cleans the bowl.

Cover the bowl with a clean cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes to hydrate the flour and develop gluten.

After resting, knead the dough, adjusting moisture as needed by adding water or flour based on the dough's texture.

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