This delicious pizza crust is crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, and is perfect to use with freshly milled wheat and sourdough starter. Follow along as I share this easy, freshly milled sourdough pizza.
This delicious pizza crust is crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, and is perfect to use with freshly milled wheat and sourdough starter. Follow along as I share this easy, freshly milled sourdough pizza.
A Simple Homestead Dinner
Recently I have been converting all of my sourdough recipes to freshly milled. Homemade pizza is one that fits the bill perfectly.
Today I’m going to show you how to cook sourdough pizza using freshly milled wheat. It’s a good way to use up leftovers in the freezer while also making a delicious dinner everyone loves.
On pizza nights, I prepare the dough in the morning so it has time to ferment. In the evening, my husband and kids help top the pizzas before we bake them in the oven.
We keep things simple – pizza sauce, raw cheddar cheese, and whatever we have for toppings: salami, leftover meat, leftover vegetables (I like frozen broccoli the best), or maybe herbs from the garden. It’s the perfect meal if you are craving a simple, homestead life.
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How are freshly milled grains healthier for you?
Freshly milled grain is healthier for you because it keeps the entire grain intact, including the bran, germ, and endosperm. Today, most store-bought flour has stripped away the bran and germ and all of their nutrients in order to maintain a longer shelf life.
That means you’re getting more fiber, B vitamins, healthy fats, and antioxidants in every bite, which can support digestion, heart health, and stable blood sugar. Yes please!
And if you think about it, whole grain is also the original form of wheat that God gave us from the beginning. I don’t know about you, but I am always thinking about how we can enjoy the original Earth God created and use it to nourish our bodies, which can be hard in today’s world of modern advances and technologies. But I believe God created grain to be eaten in its whole form, and that our bodies actually thrive when eaten this way!
This is why many people today are tolerating whole grains that are freshly milled, or even ancient grains like Einkorn, much better than the highly processed white all purpose flour we see sold at stores today.
If you’re looking for a place to source whole wheat berries, we get ours from Azure Standard! We buy in bulk so I only have to pick it up every few months. And, I love trying the many wheat varieties.
Benefits of Sourdough
We try to eat sourdough as much as possible. Every week I make my own sourdough bread loaves and of course this pizza makes it on to our table at least once a week as well.
Sourdough is fermented grain, which makes grain easier to digest. During the fermentation process, the live cultures in sourdough strip away some of the phytic acid that is naturally occurring in grain. Read more about the health benefits of sourdough here.
New to Sourdough?
You can learn how to make your own sourdough starter from scratch to make homemade bread, sourdough pizza, bagels, and more.
Put all your sourdough recipes in one spot!
Download and print off this NEW sourdough recipes ebook and keep your favorite sourdough recipes on your counter for easy, every day cooking.
More From Scratch Dinners from the Homestead
Sourdough Pizza with Chicken and Veggies
Fall-Apart Pork Shoulder Roast
Tools Needed
Stand-Up Mixer (you could also use a large bowl and your hands)
Rolling Pin
Cast Iron Skillet (ideally you would use 2 skillets since this makes 2 pizzas)
Sharp cutting knife or dough cutter (I prefer a dough cutter)
Spatula
Freshly Milled Sourdough Pizza Ingredients
1 cup sourdough starter
3/4 cup filtered water
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp avocado oil
2 1/2 cups hard or soft white wheat berries (about 3 1/4 cups freshly milled flour)
Extra avocado oil for drizzling on the skillet
Seasonings of choice – salt, garlic, onion powder, and Italian herbs
How to Make Freshly Milled Sourdough Pizza
First, combine the starter, water, and salt and whisk together with a fork.
Next, add the flour and use a dough hook or your hands to combine. Mix for several minutes until a consistent dough is formed.
Let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes before using. For full benefits of fermentation and a softer, more fluffy dough, let it sit 4-6 hours on your countertop. You could also let it sit out overnight or put the dough in the fridge up to 3 days.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F and place both cast irons inside to preheat as well.
Lightly flour a clean work surface. Cut the dough in half using a dough cutter or sharp knife. Gently roll out the dough in all directions, trying to make a good circle.
When the cast irons are ready, carefully remove them from the oven and drizzle them with avocado oil. Place the dough inside and carefully fold over the corners to create a crust.
Drizzle the dough with avocado oil and add seasonings to taste. We like drizzling with a good amount of salt, garlic powder, and Italian herbs.
Place the cast irons in the oven and cook for 10 minutes.
Once crust is cooked, add the toppings.
Place back in the oven and cook an additional 10 minutes.
Use a spatula to remove the pizza from the cast iron onto a cutting board for serving. Enjoy!
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FAQs:
How do you make sourdough starter?
Sourdough starter is made by mixing flour and water and letting it sit. This allows the creation of live cultures and good bacteria, which then feed off of the sugar in the gluten. As you continue to feed and take care of your starter, you will have a strong culture of bacteria that are strong enough to make bread rise. A sourdough starter can be kept alive for years to come!
LEARN HOW TO MAKE SOURDOUGH STARTER here.
Can you use sourdough discard for pizza crust?
Yes you can. Sometimes if I am short on time or didn’t plan on making this, I will use sourdough discard. You can whip it up right away and you don’t have to let it sit and ferment. However, it won’t have the benefits of fermented sourdough, and it may not be quite as fluffy. But it’s still tasty and totally doable in a pinch.
Does sourdough require yeast?
No, if using fed and active sourdough starter it does not require additional dry yeast.
More Sourdough Recipes from the homestead
Freshly Milled Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Einkorn Sourdough Dinner Rolls
Einkorn Sourdough Chicken Pot Pie
Freshly Milled Sourdough Pizza
This delicious pizza crust is crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, and is perfect to use with freshly milled wheat and sourdough starter. Follow along as I share this easy, freshly milled sourdough pizza.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- 3/4 cup filtered water
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 1/2 cups hard or soft white wheat berries (about 3 1/4 cups freshly milled flour)
- Extra avocado oil for drizzling on the skillet
- Seasonings of choice - salt, garlic, onion powder, and Italian herbs
Instructions
- Combine the starter, flour, water, and salt into a stand up mixer with a dough hook attachment. Turn on medium high speed for a few minutes, until the dough forms a ball around the hook. Note: if you don't have a stand up mixer, you could knead the dough into a ball in a large mixing bowl.
- Loosely wrap the dough in BPA-free plastic wrap and let sit on the counter for 6 hours to ferment. If you're in a rush, you can skip this step (your dough just won't have the benefits of being fermented)
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Place two 12" cast iron pans in the oven to preheat with it.
- Split the dough in two so that you make two pizzas. Using more flour as needed, roll the dough out into a big circle. I like to use my hands too to help stretch and shape the crust.
- When the oven is preheated, pull the cast irons out. Drizzle them with avocado oil (or another oil that has a smoke point of at least 450).
- Lay the formed pizza crust into the cast iron (carefully since the pans will be hot). Using your hands and a spatula, carefully spread the dough throughout the pan. To make the crust, press 2 fingers into the edge of the dough and fold the outside edge over them using a spatula. Continue all the way around the dough.
- Drizzle the dough with some more avocado oil. Sprinkle the crust with salt, Italian herbs, and garlic powder. (this gives you a really tasty crust in the end!)
- Place the cast iron with pizza crust back in the oven and cook at 450 for 10 minutes.
- Once finished, carefully remove the cast iron. Next add your toppings. Then put the cast iron back in the oven and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
- Enjoy!
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