Veggie Pizza w/ homemade 30-Min Crust

Ingredients

  • 1 can Pizza Sauce

  • 2 lbs Mozzarella or cheese of your choice

Optional Toppings

  • Diced vegetables (sauted to soften) such as
    peppers, onion, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, tomatoes, mushrooms, fennel, broccoli etc.

  • Fresh basil and/or Greens such as spinach, arugula or kale (cook under the cheese so it doesn’t burn)

For the Dough

  • 1 cup warm water 105-110 degrees F

  • 1 TBS sugar

  • 1 TBS active dry yeast

  • 1 TBS olive oil

  • 2 to 2 1/2 cup all purpose flour

  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a pizza pan and set aside.

  • Put warm water into a large mixing bowl.

  • Add sugar and yeast and stir to combine.

  • Let mixture sit for 5 minutes, or until it becomes frothy and bubbles form.

  • Add olive oil and gently stir to combine.

  • Add 2 cups of flour and salt and mix with a spatula until a ball begins to form (dough will still be slightly sticky). Add more flour as needed to form a dough ball.

  • Transfer to a floured surface and knead into a smooth dough, adding up to ½ cup extra flour if needed.

  • Roll dough into your desired shape and gently transfer to your prepared pan. 

  • To ensure the dough doesn't form air pockets, use a fork to prick to the dough all around

  • Bake on the lower rack of your preheated oven for 5 minutes and remove from your oven. (this is just to very slightly prebake the dough). If you notice air bubbles forming, poke them with a fork to let the air out. 

  • Add pizza sauce and toppings of choice

  • Bake on the lower rack of your oven for around 15-20 minutes until the crust looks crispy and lightly browned.

  • Let cool, cut and serve!

Dough recipe adapted from joyfoodsunshine