Vegan Pizza Margherita
Ready In: 30 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 active dry yeast
- 1 1⁄2 cups water, 110 degrees F
- 3 1⁄2-4 cups white whole wheat flour, bread flour or 3 1⁄2-4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons cornmeal
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 1⁄4 cup fresh basil leaf
- 1 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
- daiya cheese
Directions
- Combine the water, yeast, and sugar in a glass bowl, and stir well.
- Mix the flour and salt together in a mixing bowl.
- Make a well in the center of the bowl and pour in the yeast water.
- Stir well with a wooden spoon, and then knead the dough with your hands.
- Place the dough ball into another mixing bowl coated in a light layer of olive oil.
- Transfer the dough onto a floured workspace, and knead lightly to form the dough into a ball. Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap, or an equivalent to seal, and set aside for one hour to let the dough rise. Meanwhile prep your topping ingredients.
- Once the dough has nearly tripled in size, remove it from the mixing bowl, and knead it into a ball again.
- Cut the ball in half or quarter, and form them into smaller balls.
- Place each ball onto a plate, and cover with a slightly damp and clean kitchen towel. Allow to set for 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 500°.
- Sprinkle some cornmeal onto a large baking sheet, press your pizza dough directly onto it (to prevent sticking), and flatten the dough into a thin pizza crust shape. The thinner the better.
- Top with your pizza topping: sauce, of course, always goes first.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Serve immediately, and enjoy!
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