Sourdough Pizza Dough (in a Stand Mixer)
Use your active sourdough starter to make a delicious bubbly pizza dough with a distinct sourdough flavour. It's sure to become your favourite way to eat pizza! This recipe is designed to be made with a stand mixer or Thermomix.
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- Digital Scales
- Mixing Bowl
- Pizza Trays
Ingredients
- 500 g Bread Flour
- 20 g Salt
- 30 g Olive Oil
- 20 g Honey
- 280 g Water
- 200 g Sourdough Starter active and fed
Instructions
- Measure out all your ingredients into the bowl of your Thermomix or stand mixer. You don't have to pre mix, you can just add them all in on top of one another. This dough is extremely forgiving.
- Using the knead function on your Thermomix or stand mixer, combine all the ingredients and knead for around 4-5 minutes.Thermomix - Dough function for 4 minutes.Check the texture of your dough. It should be smooth and silky and coming away from the sides of the bowl. If your dough is still sticky, sprinkle a little extra flour and knead for a further minute or two until it becomes silky smooth.
- Turn the dough out into a warm, lightly oiled bowl (I warm a bowl with water while the dough is kneading, then dry it). Cover with cling wrap or a damp tea towel and leave to rise until it has doubled. This may take several hours, depending on the temperature of your kitchen. Watch the dough and it will show you when it's ready, rather than going by a set amount of time. Using 200g of sourdough starter means the process will happen faster than if you used less.
- Once the dough has doubled, separate the dough into smaller balls so they are ready to be rolled out. 290g per ball will give you a nice size pizza when it's rolled out. Leave the balls on your counter top, covered with a tea towel, for around 30 minutes to allow the gluten to relax.
- Once you're ready to make your bases, use your fingers to press your dough into a pizza round. If you need to stretch the dough, pick it up and move your hands around the edges, allowing the dough's own weight to stretch it out into a round. Avoid using a rolling pin if you can to maintain your dough's sourdough character.
- Place your pizza dough onto pizza trays ready to top with your favorite toppings! When you are ready to bake, pre heat your oven to 230C/450F and make sure it's HOT!! Place your pizzas into the hot oven for around 15 minutes or until toppings are cooked and bases are crispy on the bottom.
Notes
Using a Stand Mixer - The easiest way to make pizza dough is in a food processor, stand mixer or Thermomix. This recipe requires kneading so I find it easiest to use a machine (mainly because I'm time poor). I make this dough in my Thermomix - but any type of stand mixer (ie Kitchen Aid) would work.
Kneading by Hand - you can knead this dough by hand, but you will need to really get your muscles out! Knead by hand for around 10 to 12 minutes, or until the dough is silky smooth and elastic.
Pre-baking - If you are going to add a lot of toppings to your pizzas, it can be a good idea to pre bake the bases, just so you don't end up with soggy bottoms. Poke your bases with a fork (around 4 times per base is fine) and then place into a hot oven for 5 minutes each.
Freezing Pizza Dough - this pizza dough is suitable to freeze. You can freeze the balls in ziploc bags. You can also freeze rolled out dough (uncooked) ready to top and bake. You can also freeze pre-baked bases. It's a very versatile recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 2313kcalCarbohydrates: 417gProtein: 65gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 7780mgPotassium: 512mgFiber: 13gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 5mg
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