Vegan Pizza

Ingredients

Crust:

• 1 tsp active yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 1/4 cup unbleached white flour
• 1/3 tsp salt
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder optional
  

Pizza toppings

Red Pizza sauce of choice

Sliced bell pepper

Sliced red onion

Sliced white mushrooms

Sliced zucchini or other sliced veggies of choice

Sliced olives

2 cloves of garlic finely chopped

1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

fresh basil

vegan cheese

pepper flakes

Instructions

1. In a bowl, mix warm water, yeast and 1 tbsp flour. Let it sit for a few minutes.
2. Add 1 cup flour, salt, herbs and garlic, and olive oil and mix in. Add another 3 tbsp flour and mix in. Get your hands in there to mix and knead for a few seconds into a soft slightly sticky dough. Add flour if needed. Gather the dough into a ball and let it sit for 15 minutes in a warm place.
3. Add a 1/2 tsp oil over the dough and spread with your hands. Gather the dough into a ball and place on parchment lined sheet.
4. Use a bit of flour to spread the dough into a 14-inch size oval. Spread it depending on how thick or thin you want the crust to be. Keep the edges thicker than the center. Let it sit for a few minutes. Preheat the oven to 435 degrees F / 220ºc.
5. Spread the pizza sauce on the crust. Spread the sliced veggies, mushrooms and olives evenly.
6. Mix chopped garlic with a tsp of olive oil and a pinch of salt and oregano. Sprinkle over the pizza.
7. Sprinkle salt over the veggies. Sprinkle meltable vegan cheese on the veggies if using at this point.
8. Bake the pizza for 17 to 18 minutes or until golden on the edges. Sprinkle vegan parm of choice, chopped fresh basil, and pepper flakes. Slice and serve!