Vegan Pizza Recipe

This Vegan Pizza is our absolute favourite pizza ever! It’s made with the best pizza crust, is very customisable and tastes incredible!!

Ingredients:

1 pizza dough, this is my dough recipe

1/2 cup to ¾ cup pizza sauce, this is my sauce recipe

1 1/2 cups to 2 cups vegan mozzarella cheese  shreds or torn pieces

1 teaspoon olive oil for brushing crust plus more for optional drizzling over

cornmeal, for dusting baking sheet or pizza stone 

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 500°F/260°C degrees or as hot as it will get. Let it preheat for at least 20 minutes on this heat. I would recommend also doing the steam method (in notes below) for an even hotter oven and the best crust.

On your floured surface, shape your pizza dough into a circular shape.  I use a well floured rolling pin and roll it out in all directions to form a circle. It should measure about 10 inches diameter. Create a crust by lifting the edges to create a sort of heightened rim. 

Dust a pizza stone or upside-down baking sheet with cornmeal. Lift and place the pizza dough on it. For help, sometimes I stretch/roll the pizza dough on cornmeal-dusted parchment paper, then transfer the pizza on the parchment to the pizza stone. Either method works. You can also use a cast iron for an extra crispy crust (see notes).

On the pizza dough, spread the tomato sauce over the pizza. You don't want to go all the way to the edges. Top with the cheese, and your desired toppings. They can overlap the edges of the crust if you'd like, or you can leave it bare for a solid crust edge.  

Drizzle some additional olive oil over the top and brush onto the crust too so it’s nice and crusty. 

Place in the oven and bake for 12-17 minutes, until cheese is bubbling, and the dough is fully cooked through. Check to ensure it isn't burning after the 12 minute mark. If you want you can broil the pizza on low for a few extra minutes afterwards - just keep an eye on it to watch that it doesn't burn.

Remove, let cool slightly, slice and enjoy!