Vegan Pizza Revisted

Wow. Tonight I made THE most delicious pizza I've had since becoming a vegetarian/mostly vegan. This is so good...crispy crust that isn't too thick, and of course it can be made with cheese and all the traditional toppings, if you so choose. BUT, my version really was yummy with my homemade pomodoro sauce, lots of veggies and soy mozzarella.

Crust recipe from Robbie's Recipe Collection

Thin Crust Pizza Dough

.25 oz. packet active dry yeast

1/4 tsp. granulated sugar

3/4 cup 110 degree water

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. salt

-Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

-In small bowl dissolve yeast and sugar in water; allow to rest for 8 minutes.

-In a separate large bowl, combine flour and salt.

-Pour yeast mixture over flour mixture and mix well with

a heavy spoon.

-Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for 2 minutes.

-Spray pizza stone or pizza pan lightly with olive oil spray.

-Place dough on stone/pan and working from the center spread

out to cover most of the area, leaving just a slight edge showing.

Finishing the pizza

-Spread a light to medium layer of sauce on dough.

-Sprinkle soy mozzarella (I use Soy Sation) on sauce, then layer

veggies. I used sliced zucchini, chopped grape tomatoes,

chopped broccoli, fresh baby spinach. Top with a light sprinkle

of soy mozzarella. Sprinkle with oregano and spray lightly with

olive oil.

-Cook in 450 oven for 12-15 minutes, or until crust is lightly

browned. Let sit for a couple of minutes before cutting.

Be sure to check on the pizza often during the last 3-4 minutes of cooking, and adjust the time accordingly.

I used a pizza stone, which does cook a bit differently than a pan, but I'm almost sure the crust will be crisp no matter what it is cooked on.

Feel free to use your own toppings. I am not a fan of making pizza dough from scratch, only to be disappointed by soggy, chewy pizza. I will only make my pizza using this recipe from now on, it's that good! Enjoy!

Pizza, Pizza!

The way I now prepare pizza is below in my first "official" recipe on this blog. You can do it your way, however you like it or feel you would like it. You can even make your own pizza crust, or use some pre-made crust. That being said, the purpose of this is to encourage no cheese, no meat...so be brave and give my way a try. Consider it an adventure in eating. As you can see, there are now several "print" buttons at the bottom of the post/recipe. Not sure why there are 3, but at least now you can print what you wish to...haven't figured out if I can make it just print the recipe, but it is what it is, for now. Bon Appetite!!

Pizza, Vegan Style

Olive Oil (or canola) spray

"Flat Out" wrap*

Tomato sauce - marinara, pomodoro, Ragu (whatever you like)

Roasted veggies (remember that recipe?)

Sliced tomato

Soy Mozzarella (I use Lisanatti Soy-Sation) (optional)

Herbs & spices

Preheat oven to 350. Spray the top of the Flat Out wrap and put directly onto oven rack. Cook for 7 minutes. Remove from oven and spread tomato sauce, then mozzarella, then roasted veggies all over the top. Sprinkle herbs and spices on, then put back into oven directly onto rack and cook another 7 minutes.

Remove carefully with a large spatula and place on plate. Cut into three pieces, eat and enjoy!

*"Flat Out" is a brand name of a sandwich wrap that I eat a lot. You could possibly use any large tortilla, but we have tried several and "Flat Out" is our fave.

Note: You can add olives, garlic, or whatever else you'd like as a topping. You also can use regular mozzarella or whatever cheese you would like.