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Weeknight Sourdough Pizza Dough

Mix Sunday night, bake pizzas Monday through Wednesday. A cold-ferment dough that only gets better with time.

Time
24–72 hours
Yield
4 pizzas
Level
Intermediate

Ingredients

Scale batch
  • 100g active starter
  • 620g water
  • 900g '00' or bread flour
  • 20g fine sea salt
  • 20g olive oil

Method

  1. 01

    Mix starter and water. Add flour and mix to a shaggy dough. Rest 30 minutes.

  2. 02

    Add salt and oil. Slap-and-fold 4–5 minutes until smooth.

  3. 03

    Bulk ferment 3 hours at room temperature with 3 coil folds.

  4. 04

    Divide into 4 balls (about 260g each). Place in oiled containers and refrigerate 24–72 hours.

  5. 05

    Two hours before baking, pull dough out and let warm up.

  6. 06

    Stretch, top, and bake at your oven's max on a stone or steel, 7–9 minutes.