Name: Vegan Homemade Pizza - Including Pizza Base Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: PT-445414H6S
Yield: 2 Large Pizzas
Ingredients: 1 cup lukewarm water; 1 packet active dry yeast; 2 Tbsp honey (or brown sugar for vegan option); 2 Tbsp olive oil; 3 cups flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 jar pre-made tomato pasta sauce of choice OR you can make your own: Heat 1 tin diced tomatoes in a small pot, add 1 Tsp tomato paste, 1 tsp basil, 1 tsp Italian herbs, pinch of salt, cracked black pepper, stir, bring to a simmer, cook for 3 mins then switch off heat.; 2 cups mushrooms, sliced; 3/4 cup olives, pitted and sliced; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced; 1 roasted capsicum sliced; Fresh basil; Roasted sweet potato; Red onion; Artichokes; Courgette

Description

Here you have the recipe for the pizza base and the toppings I used for this particular pizza.

Scale

Ingredients

Pizza Base:

1 cup lukewarm water
1 packet active dry yeast
2 Tbsp honey (or brown sugar for vegan option)
2 Tbsp olive oil
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt

Toppings:

1 jar pre-made tomato pasta sauce of choice OR you can make your own: Heat 1 tin diced tomatoes in a small pot, add 1 Tsp tomato paste, 1 tsp basil, 1 tsp Italian herbs, pinch of salt, cracked black pepper, stir, bring to a simmer, cook for 3 mins then switch off heat.
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
3/4 cup olives, pitted and sliced
1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
1 roasted capsicum sliced
Fresh basil

Other toppings we often enjoy:

Roasted sweet potato
Red onion
Artichokes
Courgette

Instructions

Pizza Base – Dough

In a mixing bowl add all the ingredients in the order that they are listed, water, yeast, honey, olive oil, flour, salt
Either mix with a stand mixer and the dough hook attachment for 3 mins on a medium speed then 2 mins on a high speed
Or combine ingredients with a wooden spoon until a sticky dough is formed then transfer to a floured work surface and knead with your hands until soft, smooth, and stretchy – about 8 mins.
Oil the sides of a deep mixing bowl, transfer the dough into here, cover with a damp tea towel and allow to rise for 2-3 hours in a warm, draft free spot. It should more than double in size while it rises.

Assembly

Once your dough has had sufficient rising time, preheat your oven to 180°C
Line two baking trays with baking paper, set aside
Clear and clean a work surface in your kitchen (Or you can do what I do; instead of lining the baking trays with the baking paper and setting aside, I actually just roll my dough on the baking paper, and then transfer the whole lot to the baking tray)
Whatever surface you are working on, dust it generously with flour
Tip all your dough onto your surface and divide evenly in two – for two large pizzas – or into as many sections as you want pizzas
Roll your sections flat to about 5mm in thickness – dust the tops with extra flour to stop the rolling pin sticking if needed
Once all your sections are rolled transfer to baking trays and put them into the oven to pre-bake for 8-10mins. If large bubbles start to form, open your oven and pop these bubbles with a sharp knife, don’t burn yourself!
Once they are starting to get a touch of colour, remove them all from the oven and flip them over, you will put your toppings on the ‘bottom’
Spoon generous amounts of your tomato sauce over the base, leaving 1-2 cms clean around the edges
Then layer on your toppings!*
Place back in the oven and bake for another 20-30mins, until the edges are golden brown
Garnish with fresh basil, cracked black pepper and enjoy!

Notes

*If you add fresh basil on your pizza to bake with everything else you risk making basil ash – to avoid this – get a small bowl and add 2 Tbsp olive oil then generously coat each leaf in the oil before you pop it on your pizza.