Sourdough Pizza Crust

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My sourdough starter has been severely neglected over the past several weeks, so i decided to use it to try to come up with a pizza crust for our sunday pizza. i adopted po's pizza crust recipe #43740 and adapted it to use my sourdough. I am very pleased with the results. hope you will give it a try if you are a sourdough lover like i am. The cook time includes the time it takes to rise and prebake the pizza crust.

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Steps

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Using a standup mixer , such as the kitchen aide , dissolve the yeast in warm water in the mixing bowl and let sit for 8-10 minutes.

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Add olive oil , salt , sugar and italian seasoning and mix well.

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Add the sourdough starter and mix well.

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Add 2-3 cups of flour (add additional flour until the dough pulls away from the sides of the mixing bowl.

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If it becomes too dry , just add a little more starter.

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Using the dough hook , knead for about 8 minutes.

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Transfer with slightly greased hands to a greased bowl , turning once.

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Cover with a light cloth and let rise for about an hour and a half , or until double in size.

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Punch down and let it rest for 2-3 minutes.

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Spray a pizza pan or pizza stone with pam and lightly dust with yellow corn meal.

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Transfer dough to the pizza pan and roll out.

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Or transfer the dough to a floured work surface and gently pick up one edge of the dough and let it stretch , gradually working your way completely around the dough.

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Then transfer the dough to the pi.

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Ingredients

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warm water, active dry yeast, olive oil, sugar, salt, italian seasoning, sourdough starter, bread flour, yellow cornmeal