Sourdough Pizza Dough Recipe: 65% Hydration, Real Chemistry
A tested sourdough pizza dough recipe. 65% hydration, 24-hour cold ferment, ripe-starter vs discard explained, plus the Italian lievito madre tradition.
May 16, 2026
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Hydration math, cold ferment timelines, 00 flour, sourdough starter, gluten development. The dough is 80% of pizza; this is where the obsession lives.
A tested sourdough pizza dough recipe. 65% hydration, 24-hour cold ferment, ripe-starter vs discard explained, plus the Italian lievito madre tradition.
May 16, 2026
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