This no waste Quick Sourdough Pizza Dough is perfect for using up your discard, freezing and fast for the perfect weeknight homemade pizza. You can find more Recipes Using Discard Sourdough for breakfast, lunch or dinner meals.
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No Yeast Pizza Dough?
Yes! The best part about this pizza dough is that you do not need commercial store bought yeast when you are making your homemade sourdough pizza crust.
Can Anyone Make This?
Absolutely anyone can make this pizza crust.
And learning how to make sourdough pizza dough is easier than you think. With just a few simple ingredients that you already have at home and your Sourdough Starter Discard, you are all set.
This is a great family friendly recipe too! Kids of all ages can participate in making homemade pizzas with this recipe.
Overnight Sourdough Pizza Dough
Want to let the sourdough pizza crust overnight you can. This recipe is very forgiving and can be used in multiple ways. One of the ways I use the dough is to make it and set it in the microwave overnight.
What Ingredients Do You Need For The No Yeast Sourdough Pizza Crust
- 6 Cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 Tbsp. Salt
- 2 Tbsp. Sugar
- 1/4 C olive oil
- 1 1/2 C Sourdough
- 3-1/2 C warm water
Let’s Make It
This same day sourdough pizza crust just takes a few minutes to get started. The step by step instructions are below.
Add dry ingredients to large mixing bowl, mix. Add oil and sourdough, mix, add about 3-1/4 C of the water, mix using dough whisk until it all comes together and flour is mixed in off bottom of bowl. Add small amounts of remaining water if necessary.
Cover with plastic wrap, let rise (up to a few hours if needed).
Punch the dough down. Place hand in the center of the risen dough and press down gently about halfway.
Take 1/5 of dough out and begin working the dough into a ball and then pulling apart and remaking into ball.
Add a splash of vegetable oil to dough ball to make it easier to work with and not stick to your hands.
After dough is elastic, place dough ball onto a sheet of parchment paper. Press dough out with hands to form the sourdough pizza crust. A rolling pin can also be used. Press/roll dough until it is about 1/8″-1/4″ thick, depending on your preference.
Once dough is pressed/rolled out, bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Do not add the pizza sauce at this stage. Remove from oven.
Your sourdough pizza crust is ready to bake .
Add desired pizza toppings.
Finish Baking. Bake at 425 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
Is Sourdough Pizza Better Than Other Pizza Dough?
Yes, in general, sourdough pizza is better than other pizza dough. u003cbr/u003eAny time you can add fermented foods into your diet you are adding in additional nutrients.
Can You Freeze Sourdough Pizza Crust?
Yes, you can. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFirst, roll out the dough, then lay down a layer of plastic wrap, lightly oil the wrap and place the pizza crust on top. oil the top of the crust and then add additional oil to the top and cover with the plastic wrap. Wrap an additional layer of plastic wrap going the opposite way. Then cover with foil and label the date and what it is. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMake sure not to stack the crusts on top of each other until they have frozen overnight. Once they have been completely frozen you can stand them on their side or lay them down and keep frozen until ready to use. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThen remove them from the freezer and put them in the fridge to thaw out completely. Once thawed, use immediately. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you would like to freezer the pizza dough in ball form your can find those instructions by visiting our Can You Freeze Sourdough Pizza Dough page.
How Do I Store Sourdough Pizza Crust?
Place the dough in a well greased air tight container. Then place in the refrigerator. You can store the sourdough dough in the refrigerator for about 5 days. u003cbr/u003e
How Many Pizzas Does This Recipe Make?
We make our pizzas about 10 to 12 inches round. So this recipe will make 5 thin crust pizzas.
However, if you would like to make thicker crust pizza, it will make 3 to 4 pizzas.
Instructions
- Add dry ingredients to large bowl, mix. Add oil and sourdough, mix, add about 3-1/4 C of the water, mix using dough whisk until it all comes together and flour is mixed in off bottom of bowl. Add small amounts of remaining water if necessary.
- Cover with plastic wrap, let rise (up to a few hours if needed).
- Take 1/5 of dough out and begin to shape the dough into a ball and then pulling apart and remaking into ball. Add a splash of vegetable oil to dough ball to make it easier to work with and not stick to your hands.
- After dough is elastic, place dough ball onto a sheet of parchment paper. Press dough out with hands to form a pizza crust. A rolling pin can also be used. Press/roll dough until it is about 1/8″-1/4″ thick, depending on your preference.
- Once dough is pressed/rolled out, place on a parchment lined baking sheet and add desired pizza toppings
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, add desired pizza toppings, and bake at 425 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
- Baking times will vary based on your oven. Please make sure to check your pizza after 8 minutes.
- Enjoy
Quick Think Crust Sourdough Discard Pizza Dough (No Yeast)
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 6 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 Cups Sourdough Discard Unfed
- 1/2 Tbsp salt
- 2 Tbsp Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
- 3 1/2 Cup warm water, no more than 105°F
Instructions
- Add dry ingredients to large mixing bowl, mix. Add oil and sourdough, mix, add about 3-1/4 C of the water, mix using dough whisk until it all comes together and flour is mixed in off bottom of bowl. Add small amounts of remaining water if necessary.
- Cover with plastic wrap, let rise (up to a few hours if needed).
- Punch the dough down. Place hand in the center of the risen dough and press down gently about halfway.
- Take 1/5 of dough out and begin working the dough into a ball and then pulling apart and remaking into ball. Add a splash of vegetable oil to dough ball to make it easier to work with and not stick to your hands.
- After dough is elastic, place dough ball onto a sheet of parchment paper. Press dough out with hands to form a pizza crust. A rolling pin can also be used. Press/roll dough until it is about 1/8"-1/4" thick, depending on your preference.
- Once dough is pressed/rolled out, bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from oven
- Your sourdough pizza crust is ready to bake. Add desired pizza toppings
- Bake at 425 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
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