A basic pizza dough recipe is typically flour, yeast, and salt, Pizza dough is typically vegan, but some store-bought and chain restaurants may include added ingredients like dairy, eggs, and/or honey in their recipes. So it is important to check first. If you would like to check to make sure your favorite brand is vegan, check out this writer’s research here. There’s a list of brands that they categorized as “vegan,” “not vegan,” and “mixed” (or the brand offers both vegan and non-vegan pizza crusts).

Ingredients

Dough

• Wheat Flour

• Water

• Salt

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• Yeast

Pizza Sauce

• 2 cups (480g) plain tomato sauce/puree

• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano

• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil

• 1 teaspoon onion powder

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

Toppings

• 1/4 cup Vegan Cheese (optional)

• 1/4 cup chopped Bell Peppers

• 1/4 cup chopped Onions

• 1/4 cup chopped Olives

• 1/4 cup chopped Spinach

• 1/4 cup chopped Tomato

Directions

1. Preheat your oven at 400 degrees F/200 degrees C.

2. Dough: Mix the dough ingredients together. Knead by hand or beat the dough with your mixer, and then Place the dough into a greased mixing bowl, cover tightly, and set aside to rise for about 90 minutes or overnight in the refrigerator. Punch down risen dough to release air bubbles. Divide in 2. Roll the dough out into a 12-inch shape of your choice. Cover and rest as you prep the pizza toppings.

3. Lay your dough out on a baking pan and heat just the dough for 10 minutes.

4. Blend your pizza sauce until smooth (or buy a ready-made vegan pizza sauce and use in the next step).

5. Remove from the oven and add your vegan pizza sauce and then top with vegan cheese and veggies.

6. Put it back in the oven for 10 minutes at 400 degrees F/200 degrees C.

7. Slice and serve!