How to Make Homemade Bread from Leftover Pizza Dough

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds flavor.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is dairy-free and lower in calories.

yeast

🥗Healthier: sourdough starter

💰Cheaper: baking powder

Sourdough adds depth of flavor and is a natural leavening agent.

Prepare a banneton basket by coating it with rice flour to create a non-stick surface.

Take leftover pizza dough and divide it into two to three dough balls depending on the desired loaf size.

Use a dough knife or scraper to remove the dough balls from the container.

Place the dough balls on parchment paper.

Use semolina flour on your hands to prevent sticking and stretch the dough balls into one large loaf, removing as much air as possible.

Tuck the dough gently to form a loaf shape and place it in the banneton basket.

Cover the basket with a shower cap or plastic wrap and let it proof overnight at room temperature.

The next morning, preheat the oven and prepare a baking stone or pan.

Transfer the loaf from the basket onto a piece of parchment paper.

Score the top of the loaf with a knife to allow for expansion during baking.

Bake the bread for 15 to 25 minutes, watching for a golden color and a hollow sound when tapped on the bottom.

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