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From Scratch Veggie Pizza

Are you ready to never buy a pre-made pizza again? Do you have an oven or toaster oven? You'll be making pizzas at home multiple times a week with this recipe!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 55 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian, Vegetarian
Servings 16

Ingredients
  

For the Dough

  • 2 ¾ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon garlic granules
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 teaspoon yeast
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 optional pinch of white sugar

For the Sauce

  • 1 cups tomato sauce, no salt added
  • 2 tablespoon tomato paste, no salt added
  • 6 tablespoon diced yellow onion
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon garlic granules
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground fennel

For the Toppings

  • ½ cups thinly sliced yellow or purple onion
  • ¾ cups thinly sliced crimini or baby bella mushrooms (I like to cut a little extra just in case I want to add more)
  • ¾ cups thinly sliced green bell pepper
  • 2 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh garlic (or mince if easier)
  • 6 tablespoon shredded Paremsan cheese
  • 6 tablespoon shredded Romano cheese
  • ¾ cups shredded soft Gouda cheese

Instructions
 

Make the Dough

  • Add dry ingredients for dough in a medium-sized mixing bowl and combine. Add oil.
  • If using active dry yeast: Combine the yeast with warm water (stick your finger in to cuticle depth and it shouldn't be hot at all, just warm). Let sit until it begins to activate (about 10 minutes). Adding a small pinch of sugar sometimes helps it activate more but isn't needed. Then add to remaining ingredients. If using instant or rapid rise yeast: Combine all ingredients and mix with a fork and your hands.
  • Begin to knead the dough. If you're kneading for at least a minute and your dough is feeling dry and not coming together, add ½ Tablespoon of water at a time and rework the dough (You shouldn't need more than 1 additional tbsp. even when using wheat flour). It should quickly come together to form a smooth dough that you can easily knead with your hands without it sticking to you. Continue to knead for about 8 minutes. Cover and let sit on the counter until doubled in size (about 45 minutes).

Make the Sauce

  • Add all sauce ingredients to a medium-sized saucepan. Set heat to low (level 1) and cook for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and blend with an immersion blender, or wait for it to cool and use a stand blender. I use this Instant Ace Plus Blender which is safe for blending hot ingredients so you don't have to wait for it to cool! Set aside.

For the Vegetables

  • Slice all vegetables thin.
  • If using conventional oven, preheat to 500℉ at this time.

For Building 2 Small Pizzas in Toaster Oven

  • Cut the dough into 2 portions. Remove half and return the other half to the covered bowl.
  • Lightly flour work surface with flour, cornmeal, or coconut flour Use your hands to toss or press out the dough, or use a rolling pin to roll dough out to approximately 9" x 12." Transfer dough to a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • Use your fingers to press dimples into the dough. Spray lightly with olive oil. Blind bake for approximately 8-10 minutes at 450℉.
  • Remove crust from oven. Layer toppings: ⅓ cup pizza sauce ⅓ cup blended cheese 1 heaping cups of veggies ⅓ cup blended cheese again
  • Bake at 450℉ for 20 minutes on middle rack.
  • Repeat process with the other half of the dough. Or save dough and remaining toppings for the following day.

For Building 1 Large Pizza in Conventional Oven

  • Use your fingers to press dimples into the dough. Spray lightly with olive oil. Layer toppings: ⅔ cup pizza sauce ⅔ cup blended cheese 2 heaping cups of veggies ⅔ cup blended cheese again
  • Bake at 500℉ until cheese is browning and bubbly (about 10-15 minutes). Watch your pizza, if may take a little more or little less time. Every oven can be a bit different and if you added more or less topping that will change things too. The crust should get slightly brown and be hard and crispy when you tap it.
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