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oil-free vegan pan pizza

Oil-Free Vegan Pan PIZZA

  • Author: Brand New Vegan
  • Prep Time: 90 min
  • Cook Time: 15 min
  • Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 2-4 1x
  • Category: Main, Pizza
  • Method: Stovetop, Oven, Blender
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

This oil-free vegan pan pizza is pure comfort food. It has a light flaky crust, simple sauce, and a nut-free cheese that will blow your mind.


Ingredients

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Dough

  • 1 cup bread flour (165g)
  • 1 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 tsp maple syrup

Sauce

  • 1/3 cup diced tomatoes
  • 1 Tbs tomato paste
  • 1/4 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp dried basil
  • 1/8 tsp dried marjoram
  • 1/8 tsp sugar

Cheese

  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 cup cooked white rice (cold)
  • 5 Tbs tapioca flour (divided)
  • 1 Tbs white miso
  • 1 Tbs lemon juice
  • 1 Tbs nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder

Pizza

  • 1 tablespoon cornmeal
  • whatever toppings you like (optional)
    • mushrooms
    • pineapple
    • bell peppers
    • onions
    • etc

Instructions

Dough

  1. Whisk all dry ingredients together
  2. Whisk almond milk and maple syrup together and slowly pour into flour while mixing to form a slightly wet dough.  
  3. Using a stand mixer knead for 1 minute - or 5 minutes if kneading by hand
  4. Form a ball, place back in bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour. 

Sauce

  1. Whisk all sauce ingredients together and set aside

Cheese

  1. Add 4 Tbs tapioca flour to a blender along with all remaining cheese ingredients
  2. Puree for 1 minute until smooth
  3. Pour into a saucepan over med heat while constantly stirring
  4. Slowly increase the heat as needed for the sauce to thicken
  5. Remove from heat, stir in a slurry of the final 1 Tbs tapioca and water -  until thick and creamy
  6. Pour into a container and allow to cool in fridge

Pizza

  1. Sprinkle cornmeal over the bottom of a well-seasoned 9" cast-iron skillet
  2. After the dough has risen for 30 min, shape it to cover the bottom of the skillet, moistened fingers help
  3. Cover and place back in a warm place for 30 additional minutes
  4. Remove cover and place skillet/dough on a burner to brown the bottom - med heat - 10 min
  5. Meanwhile preheat your oven to 450° F
  6. Carefully remove the pan from the burner, and spread sauce evenly over the dough
  7. Add whatever pizza toppings you like
  8. Spoon 1/2 cup of the cheese sauce over pizza (or more) and bake for 10-15 min or until crispy

Keywords: oil-free, vegan, pan pizza