Pizza Sourdough using sourdough starter

Ingredients

Levain Mix

50 gr mature sourdough starter
50 gr bread flour
50 gr wholemeal flour
100 gr warm water

Final mix (makes 4 (2) pizza balls)

425 (212) gr bread flour
75 (38) gr wholemeal flour
310 (130) gr warm water
10 gr salt
200 gr levain mix

Method

1. Making a levain mix

Have 50 gr of sourdough starter in a large jar.
Add bread flour, wholemeal flour, water, mix all well with a fork.
Leave to sit for 3-4 hours at room temperature.
It must double in size.

2. Making a sourdough for bulk fermentation

Add water into a large bowl.
Dissolve salt in water.
Add levain into water, mix and dissolve all.
Add flours, mix all with hands until incorporated.
Let it stand/rest for 10 minutes.

Start kneading until self contracting. Or use a mixer on speed 2.

Make a ball.

Put in a large oiled container, leave for 3 hours at room temperature, it must rise a lot.

Turn out the dough onto floured surface. Divide into 4 equal parts.

Put into proving containers and prove in the fridge for 24 hours.

Warm it up at room temperature for 2 hours prior stretching.

Stretch, top, bake and eat.


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