Best vegan pizza recipes?
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LUHAN27
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Preferably low calorie; I'm interested in vegan cheese: never tried it. However the pizza doesn't have to include cheese.
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It's very easy to make a vegan dough [there's only 4-7 main ingredients depending on how you want to flavor it].
* 2 1/2 cups bread flour
* 1 1/3 cups warm water
* 2 Tbsp dry yeast
* 2 Tbsp honey
* Pizza Spice [mainly oregano, basil and optionally red pepper flakes, to add flavor]
* 1 Tbsp minced garlic [add more or less to taste]
Combine the warm water, yeast and honey in a large container and let set for 5-8 minutes [the honey helps to quickly activate the yeast]. After letting it set, mix the yeast solution with the bread flour and mix well. It should become a slightly stretchy, non-sticky ball of dough [if it's still sticky, feel free to add very little amounts of bread flour, usually a tablespoon or two is enough]. Knead the dough for 5-8 minutes, folding in the pizza spices and garlic during the last few minutes. Divide in half and set each half in a large bowl, covering it with plastic wrap and letting proof for at least one hour [you can save the dough in the fridge for up to two days. Any longer and there's a risk that the dough will start to sour]. Once proofed, flatten into a crust shape, top with whatever ingredients you like and bake at 400 F for 18-20 minutes.
I've tried this recipe for both a pizza and bread sticks. The dough ends up crunchy on the outside, soft in the inside with a nice golden brown color. If you're not on a salt-restrictive diet, feel free to add 1 Tbsp salt to the dough for more flavor [it should make the dough easier to handle too].2 -
Honey isn't vegan @xvolution ....6
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You can change out the honey for any kind of sugar and it should work fine.2
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Pizza isn't usually low calorie but there are recipes out there. I always liked making cheese-less pizzas and using BBQ sauce as the base and covering the whole pizza with vegetables. That way the vegetables create a "shield" for the sacue and bread and act alot like the cheese would if it was on.1
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Thanks for the input everyone!
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Pizza isn't usually low calorie but there are recipes out there. I always liked making cheese-less pizzas and using BBQ sauce as the base and covering the whole pizza with vegetables. That way the vegetables create a "shield" for the sacue and bread and act alot like the cheese would if it was on.
Sounds like a good idea! I love barbecue sauce on pizza!
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You can use daiya for cheese as it's vegan, but I like tomato sauce, caramelized onions and sauteed garlic on my pizza if I am doing cheeseless.2
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hereforthelolz wrote: »You can change out the honey for any kind of sugar and it should work fine.
You don't need sugar or honey at all. I never add sugar to my breads. There's enough carbs in flour for the yeast to feed off of.2 -
Colorscheme wrote: »You can use daiya for cheese as it's vegan, but I like tomato sauce, caramelized onions and sauteed garlic on my pizza if I am doing cheeseless.
Sounds delicious! Have you tried chao vegan cheese? If so, do you prefer daiya or chao? I want to try both, I want the one tastes more like cheese? Lol0 -
Colorscheme wrote: »You can use daiya for cheese as it's vegan, but I like tomato sauce, caramelized onions and sauteed garlic on my pizza if I am doing cheeseless.
Sounds delicious! Have you tried chao vegan cheese? If so, do you prefer daiya or chao? I want to try both, I want the one tastes more like cheese? Lol
Never tried Chao. I only see Daiya around and I like the way it melts, so I stick with that.1 -
Colorscheme wrote: »Colorscheme wrote: »You can use daiya for cheese as it's vegan, but I like tomato sauce, caramelized onions and sauteed garlic on my pizza if I am doing cheeseless.
Sounds delicious! Have you tried chao vegan cheese? If so, do you prefer daiya or chao? I want to try both, I want the one tastes more like cheese? Lol
Never tried Chao. I only see Daiya around and I like the way it melts, so I stick with that.
Thanks for the reply!
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pinggolfer96 wrote: »Honey isn't vegan @xvolution ....
You can substitute molasses for honey.0 -
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pinggolfer96 wrote: »Honey isn't vegan @xvolution ....
You can substitute molasses for honey.
Agave nectar would work really well too.1 -
Colorscheme wrote: »hereforthelolz wrote: »You can change out the honey for any kind of sugar and it should work fine.
You don't need sugar or honey at all. I never add sugar to my breads. There's enough carbs in flour for the yeast to feed off of.
You don't but I think it makes a difference in the taste of the end product. I use sprouted whole grain which can be a little bitter without some sweetener.1 -
I like adding extra sauce to make up for no cheese, and add on the veggies!! Tomatoes, garlic, spinach, onions, roasted red peppers, bell peppers, zucchini, vegan pesto (try the pea pesto!), vegan meats like Tofurky sausage or Gardein meatless crumbs, cilantro and beans if you're after a mexican feel and go crazy on the seasonings!! Everyone seems to think vegan pizza = bread with tomato sauce but that's obviously not true. 1
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hereforthelolz wrote: »Colorscheme wrote: »hereforthelolz wrote: »You can change out the honey for any kind of sugar and it should work fine.
You don't need sugar or honey at all. I never add sugar to my breads. There's enough carbs in flour for the yeast to feed off of.
You don't but I think it makes a difference in the taste of the end product. I use sprouted whole grain which can be a little bitter without some sweetener.
The extra honey/molasses/sugar/etc also really kickstarts that dry yeast, allowing for faster proofing time than without.0 -
hereforthelolz wrote: »Colorscheme wrote: »hereforthelolz wrote: »You can change out the honey for any kind of sugar and it should work fine.
You don't need sugar or honey at all. I never add sugar to my breads. There's enough carbs in flour for the yeast to feed off of.
You don't but I think it makes a difference in the taste of the end product. I use sprouted whole grain which can be a little bitter without some sweetener.
I use white whole wheat flour, doesn't seem to make a lick of difference.0 -
hereforthelolz wrote: »Colorscheme wrote: »hereforthelolz wrote: »You can change out the honey for any kind of sugar and it should work fine.
You don't need sugar or honey at all. I never add sugar to my breads. There's enough carbs in flour for the yeast to feed off of.
You don't but I think it makes a difference in the taste of the end product. I use sprouted whole grain which can be a little bitter without some sweetener.
The extra honey/molasses/sugar/etc also really kickstarts that dry yeast, allowing for faster proofing time than without.
It depends on what yeast you use. The platinum red star yeast works like magic and I get great results using it without any extra added sugar. It rises quicker than any other yeast I've tried, and it's not even the rapid rise stuff.0
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