Good Kitchen Magic

Last night I decided to try out a new recipe I had gotten for pizza dough. Being a new vegan I wanted to find ways to eat some of my favorite foods, with my family, and still stick to my diet. I came across the recipe on VegWeb. It turned out to be pretty good for the first try!

For the dough:
    1 tablespoon yeast
    1/2 cup lukewarm water
    1 teaspoon salt
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil or melted vegan margarine (both work fine)
    1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix the yeast with the lukewarm water until the yeast is dissolved. Let it stand for a couple minutes.

2. Add the salt and vegetable oil/melted margarine. Mix. Add the flour, and mix.

3. Roll out the dough, and place on pan or stone. Put it in the oven for 5 minutes.

4. Take it out and rub vegetable oil over it.  Add toppings, and cook for 10 to 15 more minutes.


 What I did to feed my family was triple the recipe for the dough.The yeast dissolved quick, kind of a yellowish liquid (I used mini flakes because the local store was out of big flakes.) I used organic sunflower oil, in the future I will most likely be using safflower or coconut oil, it's just healthy alternatives to plain vegetable or canola oil.

After adding the oil and salt, it's onto the flour. I still had a lot of unbleached organic white flour in my cabinets so I used this up. In the future, half white and half wheat or all wheat, would probably be the best option for health conscious minds out there. I suggest adding the flour slowly, as I added it all at once and if you add it more slowly you would be able to tell when it is starting to become thick and dough like, moving the mixing spoon and using hands in place of it. There was a little effort put into kneading the dough, as I've never done such a thing before, I was feeling it out for the first time.

After rolling out the dough and baking it in the oven, it was now time for toppings. I used organic pizza sauce, I crumbled up tofu for a cheese substitute and added mushrooms, green bell peppers, olives, and jalapenos. In the end, it turned out pretty good. I think after a few more times it could be great. Picture will come soon!