Homemade Pizza

serves 4

15 minutes prep time

By Morgan Shupe on May 25, 2017, categorized in Lunch & dinner

A tasty, vegan and gluten-free pizza crust recipe can be tricky to find... until now! Here you have Chef Morgan’s top-secret pizza dough. It makes the perfect foundation for all your favourite plant-based toppings (we used sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, olives, fresh basil, and asparagus).

Ingredients

1 Tbsp active dry yeast

1 Tbsp sugar  

250 mL warm water

125 mL plant-based drink like almond or oat

1 Tbsp coarse sea salt

60 mL olive oil

400 g all-purpose, gluten-free flour like buckwheat

Cornmeal, as needed

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/ gas mark 5.
  2. Add the yeast, sugar and warm water to a small bowl and stir. Make sure the yeast is completely dissolved. Cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and let sit for 10 minutes. Yeast is properly proofed if the water is a bit frothy at the top.
  3. Add the plant-based drink of choice, salt and olive oil into the yeast. Mix well.
  4. Add in the flour and mix into a dough. If the dough is too moist add in a bit more flour.
  5. Cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and let it sit for 40 minutes to let the yeast flavour develop, it will only rise a little.
  6. Divide the dough into two and place on a baking tray lined with corn meal. Using your fingers press into two oblong circles.
  7. Top the pizza with your desired toppings and bake for 15 to 25 minutes or until the dough is slightly golden.