Sourdough Pizza Shells

[Gunslinger]

Rather than discard our sourdough starter when we feed it, we've been keeping it, and when we get enough, we make a pizza shell and freeze it. It's pretty handy. When we want to make pizza, we just grab the shells, thaw them (takes about 10 minutes), add our fixin's, and bake. The nice thing is since it is partially pre-baked, if you don't use a stone (we do) you can put it right on the oven rack to finish.

1 1/2 C sourdough starter
1 1/2 C unbleached AP flour
1 t salt
1 T evoo

Mix and knead to make a soft dough (if too sticky, add flour, if too stiff add more starter), cover and let rest 1/2 hour, roll out 12 inch shell (toss if you're really good, I'm not) bake in 550° oven for 4 to 5 minutes, freeze.

When you want to make pizza, thaw shell, brush evoo on surface, put fixin's on shell, bake for about 10 minutes and 425°.

I would like to try this smoked, so if you do it before me, please post it.

Here is a taco pizza we made last weekend.



Started with a sourdough shell, brushed with evoo, topped with taco sauce, seasoned ground beef, crushed nacho chips, sharp cheddar cheese, baked at 425° for 9 minutes, then topped with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, and pizza cheese.

[Slanted88]

Whoa Gunny! That rascal looks real fine! Nice!

[lynsey123]

Looking gooooooooooooooooooooooood

[grothe]

Real nice lookin pie!

[Bassman]

Good looking pizza, Tom. Sounds like a real simple recipe too.

[Gunslinger]

I've never smoked a pizza before, and I'd like to try this dough when I smoke one.

[Slanted88]

I'm likin this! Tryin ta figure how to get some smoke on it!

[Bbqgoddess]

Yummy pizza there Gunny!
We have not made one at home in awhile I gotta get on that! Pastrami pizza is my favorite, but your taco pizza is gonna be the next one we make for sure!

[supervman]

Sorry I could only give you one
"points"

That's awesome Dude!

[Walking Dude]

i hate to direct to the darkside, but i believe, it was Scott in KC, who has passed......i will to check.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ighlight=Pizza


if you go to smurf, just type in pizza in the advanced seach titles only, and LOTS of smoked pizza threads

[curious aardvark]

that's a fine looking pizza - have to admit I've yet to play with sourdough. maybe a project for the next free weekend I get :-)

I do recall a couple of smoked pizza threads and in both people thought they were pretty disgusting.
Smoke the toppings sure - but the whole thing ?
Dunno somehow it just doesn't feel right.

[Cajunsmoke13]

Now that looks good. nice job...

[Gunslinger]

that's a fine looking pizza - have to admit I've yet to play with sourdough. maybe a project for the next free weekend I get :-)

I do recall a couple of smoked pizza threads and in both people thought they were pretty disgusting.
Smoke the toppings sure - but the whole thing ?
Dunno somehow it just doesn't feel right.

I don't know. A couple have done them here in the last few months, and they claimed they were good. I have smoked biscuits before. My wife loves them.