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Vegan Pizza Dough

reblogged from blck0nblck:

So like most vegans, I’m totally obsessed with Pizza. Before the mass marketing of Daiya vegan cheese getting a vegan pizza that wasn’t honestly, kind of bland, was pretty difficult because your options were mostly to find a place with a vegan crust and get something cheeseless…. so just sauce and vegetables…. which usually made for dried out veggies and too much sauce - so a soggy crust. 

Now adays, especially in L.A., vegan pizza is pretty widely available. Companies that were first approached by Daiya now also offer Teese or Follow your heart cheese as well. Amy’s and Tofurkey offer vegan frozen pizzas and well-It’s pretty great. But for those of us who had to survive through the dark ages most vegans have a go-to vegan pizza dough recipe for when we special ordered our cheese online for a treat… Now that I can walk to the store to get “cheese” I make pizza probably 2-3 times a month…

My dough recipe is a modification from a simple pizza dough recipe I found online. It’s so easy to make and quick too.. In fact, making this crust and assembling your pizza probably takes about as long as cooking a frozen pizza or waiting for the delivery boy does… and it’s YEAST FREE so no waiting around for dough to rise or breaking out the bread machine. 

Most recently I made a buffalo chicken avacado pizza (heartburn special). I forgot to take a picture before everyone dove in so it’s kinda rough looking… I assure you it’s still delicious. 

THE HAPS WITH DOUGH

what you need:

2 1/2 cups flour (any kind I usually use whole wheat)

3 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp olive oil

1/4 cup coconut nectar, agave, maple syrup or liquid sweetener of your choice

2/3 cups water

for preparation:

4 TBS cornmeal

one jar vegan pizza sauce (there are so many kinds or you can make your own from tomato paste spices and water)

12 oz vegan cheese of your choosing (this is a suggestion use as much or as little as you want I usually go lite on the cheese as I load tons of other toppings on)

2 TBS nutritional yeast (for extra cheesey ness)

1/2 tsp paprika

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 TBS oregano

1 tsp garlic powder

and whatever toppings you want

DIRECTIONS:

Mix dough ingredients. You can use a mixer like me b/c I have hardcore arthritis or you can do it by hand. It gets pretty stiff though…. you might have to add a splash more water if all the flour won’t absorb.

Sprinkle corn meal on a clean surface (I use a flexible cutting board to make transfer easier)

Heat your pizza stone in the oven if you have one. Or just preheat the oven to 425.

Roll the dough out on cornmeal surface about 1/4” thick or thicker if you like a thick crust but it will rise a little. I use a rolling pin because the dough is so springy. 

Transfer rolled dough to pizza stone or cookie sheet (sprinkle either with more cornmeal 1st if you want really easy to remove pizza later). 

Bake just the dough for 7-10 min until just cooked (it’ll look dry and no longer wet). 

While it’s baking mix the nutritional yeast and spices in a bowl and shred your cheese if you’re using FYH or Teese or Daiya block. 

Remove the dough from the oven and add your sauce… then add the nutritional yeast mixture. 

Here is obviously where you do whatever you like with your pizza. I add toppings THEN cheese b/c most vegan cheese needs a little broiler time at the end of cooking to fully melt so it’s easier to not burn toppings if they are under the cheese. If you can’t deal with that it’s totally fine to do it the traditional way. 

Cook your pizza for 5-10min (mine usually takes 7 or 8) until crust is just brown… If your cheese isn’t melty enough you can just turn the oven to broil for 2 min (it’s best to watch it) so that cheese gets the extra heat shock.. warning your crust might burn a little but i’ve always found it to be fine. 

Remove from oven and enjoy.

Both my vegan friends and meaties LOVE this crust. I do too because it’s so easy. You might need to finesse cooking times depending on your oven and how crispy you like your crust. Anyway heres a mangled picture of my buffalo chicken avocado vegan pizza (made with Teese mozzarella). (P.S. I made the buffalo chicken by just coating Gardein in Franks Wings sauce and heating it on the stove.)

early v-day vegan pizza extravaganza!

First on the menu was simple “pepperoni” and daiya cheese. In a heart shape of course for the holiday of love.

Next! We got a little fancy with a gardein chick’n BBQ pizza. This one has marinara, daiya, chick’n, BBQ sauce and corn!

[Happy v-day to you and your glorious pizzas, neenz! - ed.]

submitted by veganasfuck: Recipe for the vegan barbecue chicken pizza. Dough: -2 cups of flour -1 small packet of yeast. -2 tablespoons Italian seasoning.  -3/4 cup of water. Topping: -Shit loads of “sweet baby ray’s sweet vidalia onion” barbecue sauce. - half a sweet onion. - Gardein chick’n cutlets. Preparation: Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix packet of yeast with small amount of warm water in a separate bowl, and wait for it to bubble Then pour it with all the dry ingredients and additional water.  Mix dough well with hands. Let sit for 1-2 hours.  Roll dough out into desired shape/size/thickness, add all your toppings, bake for 20 minutes.   (My photo, my recipe.) :D 

submitted by veganasfuck:

Recipe for the vegan barbecue chicken pizza.

Dough:

-2 cups of flour

-1 small packet of yeast.

-2 tablespoons Italian seasoning. 

-3/4 cup of water.

Topping:

-Shit loads of “sweet baby ray’s sweet vidalia onion” barbecue sauce.

- half a sweet onion.

- Gardein chick’n cutlets.

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mix packet of yeast with small amount of warm water in a separate bowl, and wait for it to bubble

Then pour it with all the dry ingredients and additional water. 

Mix dough well with hands. Let sit for 1-2 hours. 

Roll dough out into desired shape/size/thickness, add all your toppings, bake for 20 minutes. 

 (My photo, my recipe.) :D 

Hey guys, VeganSkinnybitch here. Whenever I get the chance to go back home, my little vegan sister and I make a pizza - obviously.  This is a BBQ chik’n pizza made on whole wheat crust, smathered in Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ scrumptiousness, topped with the gooiest, meltiest Vegan Gourmet Jack queso, homemade caramelized onions and garlic - topped with crispy little Gardein strips.  US, representing delicious vegan pizzas. Ohhh my god.  [Sisters get shit done! - ed.]

Hey guys, VeganSkinnybitch here. Whenever I get the chance to go back home, my little vegan sister and I make a pizza - obviously. 

This is a BBQ chik’n pizza made on whole wheat crust, smathered in Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ scrumptiousness, topped with the gooiest, meltiest Vegan Gourmet Jack queso, homemade caramelized onions and garlic - topped with crispy little Gardein strips. 

US, representing delicious vegan pizzas. Ohhh my god. 

[Sisters get shit done! - ed.]

VEGAN PIZZZZAAAAA!!This is Nifty Pizza #4 — ARKANSAS!! Since Arkansas is known for a special kind of BBQ sauce that mixes all KINDS of regional BBQ sauces (sweet, spicy, smoky, salsa-based, mustard-based, YOU NAME IT!), we slathered this pizza with authentic Arkansas BBQ sauce (Recipe to come!).  Afterwards, we piled it high with Gard-in BBQ shreds.  And since ever good BBQ sandwich that you find in Arkansas comes with a pickle…we put those on the pie too.  DON’T KNOCK IT ‘TIL YOU’VE TRIED IT!  Finished off with Daiya cheddar, mozzarella, and grilling seasonings.  Tastes like a summer in the backyard! IT WAS A SUCCESS!!Peace, Love, and BBQ   KT [Another nifty pizza from KT at Veg-Bergers! WITH PICKLES! We’ll be watching for the recipe, KT! Oh yes! - ed.]

VEGAN PIZZZZAAAAA!!

This is Nifty Pizza #4 — ARKANSAS!!

Since Arkansas is known for a special kind of BBQ sauce that mixes all KINDS of regional BBQ sauces (sweet, spicy, smoky, salsa-based, mustard-based, YOU NAME IT!), we slathered this pizza with authentic Arkansas BBQ sauce (Recipe to come!).  Afterwards, we piled it high with Gard-in BBQ shreds.  And since ever good BBQ sandwich that you find in Arkansas comes with a pickle…we put those on the pie too.  DON’T KNOCK IT ‘TIL YOU’VE TRIED IT!  Finished off with Daiya cheddar, mozzarella, and grilling seasonings.  Tastes like a summer in the backyard!

IT WAS A SUCCESS!!

Peace, Love, and BBQ  

KT

[Another nifty pizza from KT at Veg-Bergers! WITH PICKLES! We’ll be watching for the recipe, KT! Oh yes! - ed.]

Eat pizza, win free stuff. Also: a mini-giveaway from The Radical Uprise!

Hey friends! Do you love vegan pizza? Of course you do! You have a pulse, don’t you?

Now through Monday afternoon (1/30/12), take a pic of your vegan pizza and share it with us at fuck yeah vegan pizza for a chance to win one of three prize packages stuffed with goodies from Tofurky, Daiya, Lightlife, Gardein, Nasoya, Tofutti, Field Roast, Bob’s Red Mill, and Upton’s Naturals (for US & Canadian readers) - or a ginormous box of vegan meats and cheeses from Redwood Foods (for mainland UK residents).*

Even if you lose the giveaway, you still win at life! (Because you have pizza, duh!) Click through for the deets.

How about a giveaway within a giveaway, Inception styley?

Reblog this post to win a set of four vegan buttons I bought from The Radical Uprise on etsy (pictured below) and one slice o’ pizza key chain.

I’ll ship this prize anywhere in the world, so the only requirement is that you reside on planet Earth. This mini-giveaway closes Sunday night, January 29th, at 10PM US Central time and I’ll choose and announce a winner shortly thereafter.**

Good luck, and stay saucy!

* Sorry, super-sexy leopard-print bedspread not included!

** Sorry, uber-adorable, shabby chic sunflower dresser not included!

YOU GAIS! The second annual Vegan Pizza Day is just five short days away! … 157 days away! (Yeah, yeah, so Vegan Pizza Day has been rescheduled. But I’ve been planning this week’s festivities for months and don’t really wanna cancel last minute, so let’s have our own pizza party anyway, mkay? We’ll call it “Early Vegan Pizza Day.” Or “Old Vegan Pizza Day.” Or “The Vegan Pizza Day That Was,” for the Browncoats in the house! Just replace “Vegan Pizza Day” with your favorite alternative for the duration of this post.) I don’t know about y’all, but I’m too excited to wait for the weekend June 28th! That’s why we’ll be celebrating Vegan Pizza Day ALL WEEK LONG here on fuck yeah vegan pizza! And by “celebrating,” I mean with PIZZA and PRIZES! From now through next Monday afternoon, share your vegan pizza photos with us for a chance to win one (OF THREE!) vegan prize packages stuffed with everything you need to throw your very own vegan pizza party! We’ve got swag from all the biggest names in vegan pizza eats: Daiya. Tofurky. Lightlife. Gardein. Upton’s Naturals. Tofutti. AND MORE! There will be buttons, and t-shirts, and tote bags – and more free nomz than you can wag your tongue at! To enter, simply share with us a photo or video of your Vegan Pizza Day Week eats from now until next Monday, January 30th at 12 noon (US Central time). From these entries, three winners will be randomly chosen to receive a superginormamegalicious vegan pizza prize package! Due to shipping costs and product availability, this contest is only open to residents of the United States and Canada – but we also have a separate, equally awesome giveaway for our readers in the United Kingdom! Keep reading for the deets! The Prizes Three winners will be randomly chosen to receive a vegan pizza prize package containing the following: - One awesome Tofurky prize pack that includes a coupon for a free Tofurky brand frozen pizza with Daiya cheese (expiration date: 4/20/13), as well as Tofurky buttons, stickers, temporary tattoos – and a pizza cutter, to boot! Your friends will be jealous. (I know I am!) - One coupon for a free 8oz bag of Daiya shredded cheese (exp: 12/31/12). Also: a Daiya window decal, so you can share your love of vegan cheese with your friends, neighbors, mail person, parking attendant, and random strangers! - Five coupons for one free Lightlife item (exp: 7/31/12; maximum retail value $6 per coupon). To sweeten the deal, the nice folks at Lifgtlife also threw in a totally adorable tote bag to help you haul off all the free goodies you just scored! (The print is similar to the background image on their Twitter page. Like I was saying, ADORABLE.) - One coupon for a free Gardein product, refrigerated or frozen (no expiration date; max value $4.99). Would you like some chicken wings to go with that pizza, madam? - Two coupons for one free Nasoya item (exp: 12/31/12; max value $3.99 per coupon).* Take the tofu, put it on a pizza! (Ditto: the hummus!) - Two VIP Certificates for one free Tofutti brand product (no expiration date; max value $3.99).* Tofutti, does a body good! (Seriously I grew up on Tofutti brand products!) - One coupon for a free package of Field Roast Sausages (exp. 12/31/12; max value $7.99). Also, to spread your love of vegan sausages far and wide, a Field Roast tee! (We have one black women’s shirt, size large; one ash gray unisex M; and one sky blue unisex XL up for grabs. First to respond gets first dibs!) I especially love the back of the shirt, which offers a veg-friendly definition of “meat.” - One package each of active dry yeast (8 ounces) and hard white whole wheat flour (24 ounces) from Bob’s Red Mill. The flour is organic and non-GMO! - One rockin’ mustache logo tee from Upton’s Naturals. (They make seitan, yo!) Celebrate Movember all year long, vegan styley! Winner picks the size after the contest closes. - Last but not least, I’ve thrown in a few small surprise gifts to show y’all how much I appreciate you! Spoiler alert! There will be keychains, and buttons (Two from The Radical Uprise! See if you can guess which!), and a sticker activity book. (Make your own pizza any time! I KNOW RIGHT!) You may even find a mix tape or two, because I am totes the pizza romantic. Seriously, I’m blown away by the love and support tumblr has shown this tiny little blog. (You love vegan pizza, you really love vegan pizza!) You guys are da bomb! Also, many thanks to Tofurky, Daiya, Lightlife, Gardein, Nasoya, Tofutti, Field Roast, Bob’s Red Mill, and Upton’s Naturals for sponsoring this giveaway. YOU ROCK! [* Prize package #3 is slightly different in that it contains ONE Nasoya coupon and THREE Tofutti coupons. FYI!] Contest Rules & Regs 1. You don’t need to be vegan to enter, but your pizza does! Entries must include a photo or video of a vegan pizza (or pizza-esque dish) that you’ve eaten in the week leading up to Vegan Pizza Day. (Please, be courteous and don’t include any non-vegan items in the photo, mkay?) Additional submission guidelines are available on the “submit” page. (Stating the obvious, this is also where you can submit your entry!) 2. Please just submit each pizza once. If you have multiple photos of one pizza you’d like to share (Maybe you’re the artsy type? Ain’t nothing wrong with that!), please include all the photos in one entry. If you make multiple pizzas at once, be sure to photograph and submit them separately, or else they’ll be counted as a single entry. 3. So as not to encourage binge eating, I’m capping the maximum number of entries at four per person. Of course, you can still submit more than four posts over the course of the week, but only the first four will be entered into the contest. 4. You do not need to have a tumblr account to enter! The submission page allows for submissions with a valid email address in addition to those made using a tumblr account. If you’d rather not use tumblr’s interface, you can email your entry to me at easyvegan@gmail.com. 5. If you’re submitting an entry via tumblr, make sure your ask is enabled so that I’ve a way of contacting you. If you’re submitting via email, please add easyvegan@gmail.com to your address book. I must be able to make contact with you! 6. This contest is only open to residents of the United States and Canada – but we also have a separate giveaway for our readers in the United Kingdom! (International readers, don’t hate me! I’m still working on arranging some giveaways for you!) 7. Please note your country of residence in your submission(s). This one’s important, folks! Since I’m running two giveaways at once, I need to know which one you’re entering! If your submission doesn’t include this info, I may contact you for clarification and hold your post in the queue until I have the necessary info. 8. The contest closes on Monday, January 30th at 12PM US Central time. (That’s 1PM Eastern, 10AM Pacific.) I will choose and announce a winner shortly thereafter. The winner has 72 hours to respond with a valid US or Canadian mailing address – after which time I’ll randomly choose another winner. 9. HAVE FUN WITH IT! Questions? Drop ‘em in the ask box! HAPPY VEGAN PIZZA DAY WEEK EVERYONE! (Posted with gratuitous Elf gifs because THIS FEELS LIKE A SECOND CHRISTMAS TO ME!!!! Or the first one of 2012! Whichever you prefer!)

YOU GAIS! The second annual Vegan Pizza Day is just five short days away!

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… 157 days away! (Yeah, yeah, so Vegan Pizza Day has been rescheduled. But I’ve been planning this week’s festivities for months and don’t really wanna cancel last minute, so let’s have our own pizza party anyway, mkay? We’ll call it “Early Vegan Pizza Day.” Or “Old Vegan Pizza Day.” Or “The Vegan Pizza Day That Was,” for the Browncoats in the house! Just replace “Vegan Pizza Day” with your favorite alternative for the duration of this post.)

I don’t know about y’all, but I’m too excited to wait for the weekend June 28th! That’s why we’ll be celebrating Vegan Pizza Day ALL WEEK LONG here on fuck yeah vegan pizza! And by “celebrating,” I mean with PIZZA and PRIZES! From now through next Monday afternoon, share your vegan pizza photos with us for a chance to win one (OF THREE!) vegan prize packages stuffed with everything you need to throw your very own vegan pizza party!

We’ve got swag from all the biggest names in vegan pizza eats: Daiya. Tofurky. Lightlife. Gardein. Upton’s Naturals. Tofutti. AND MORE! There will be buttons, and t-shirts, and tote bags – and more free nomz than you can wag your tongue at!

To enter, simply share with us a photo or video of your Vegan Pizza Day Week eats from now until next Monday, January 30th at 12 noon (US Central time). From these entries, three winners will be randomly chosen to receive a superginormamegalicious vegan pizza prize package!

Due to shipping costs and product availability, this contest is only open to residents of the United States and Canada – but we also have a separate, equally awesome giveaway for our readers in the United Kingdom!

Keep reading for the deets!

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The Prizes

Three winners will be randomly chosen to receive a vegan pizza prize package containing the following:

- One awesome Tofurky prize pack that includes a coupon for a free Tofurky brand frozen pizza with Daiya cheese (expiration date: 4/20/13), as well as Tofurky buttons, stickers, temporary tattoos – and a pizza cutter, to boot! Your friends will be jealous. (I know I am!)

- One coupon for a free 8oz bag of Daiya shredded cheese (exp: 12/31/12). Also: a Daiya window decal, so you can share your love of vegan cheese with your friends, neighbors, mail person, parking attendant, and random strangers!

- Five coupons for one free Lightlife item (exp: 7/31/12; maximum retail value $6 per coupon). To sweeten the deal, the nice folks at Lifgtlife also threw in a totally adorable tote bag to help you haul off all the free goodies you just scored! (The print is similar to the background image on their Twitter page. Like I was saying, ADORABLE.)

- One coupon for a free Gardein product, refrigerated or frozen (no expiration date; max value $4.99). Would you like some chicken wings to go with that pizza, madam?

- Two coupons for one free Nasoya item (exp: 12/31/12; max value $3.99 per coupon).* Take the tofu, put it on a pizza! (Ditto: the hummus!)

- Two VIP Certificates for one free Tofutti brand product (no expiration date; max value $3.99).* Tofutti, does a body good! (Seriously I grew up on Tofutti brand products!)

- One coupon for a free package of Field Roast Sausages (exp. 12/31/12; max value $7.99). Also, to spread your love of vegan sausages far and wide, a Field Roast tee! (We have one black women’s shirt, size large; one ash gray unisex M; and one sky blue unisex XL up for grabs. First to respond gets first dibs!) I especially love the back of the shirt, which offers a veg-friendly definition of “meat.”

- One package each of active dry yeast (8 ounces) and hard white whole wheat flour (24 ounces) from Bob’s Red Mill. The flour is organic and non-GMO!

- One rockin’ mustache logo tee from Upton’s Naturals. (They make seitan, yo!) Celebrate Movember all year long, vegan styley! Winner picks the size after the contest closes.

- Last but not least, I’ve thrown in a few small surprise gifts to show y’all how much I appreciate you! Spoiler alert! There will be keychains, and buttons (Two from The Radical Uprise! See if you can guess which!), and a sticker activity book. (Make your own pizza any time! I KNOW RIGHT!) You may even find a mix tape or two, because I am totes the pizza romantic.

Seriously, I’m blown away by the love and support tumblr has shown this tiny little blog. (You love vegan pizza, you really love vegan pizza!) You guys are da bomb!

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Also, many thanks to Tofurky, Daiya, Lightlife, Gardein, Nasoya, Tofutti, Field Roast, Bob’s Red Mill, and Upton’s Naturals for sponsoring this giveaway. YOU ROCK!

[* Prize package #3 is slightly different in that it contains ONE Nasoya coupon and THREE Tofutti coupons. FYI!]

Contest Rules & Regs

1. You don’t need to be vegan to enter, but your pizza does! Entries must include a photo or video of a vegan pizza (or pizza-esque dish) that you’ve eaten in the week leading up to Vegan Pizza Day. (Please, be courteous and don’t include any non-vegan items in the photo, mkay?) Additional submission guidelines are available on the “submit” page. (Stating the obvious, this is also where you can submit your entry!)

2. Please just submit each pizza once. If you have multiple photos of one pizza you’d like to share (Maybe you’re the artsy type? Ain’t nothing wrong with that!), please include all the photos in one entry. If you make multiple pizzas at once, be sure to photograph and submit them separately, or else they’ll be counted as a single entry.

3. So as not to encourage binge eating, I’m capping the maximum number of entries at four per person. Of course, you can still submit more than four posts over the course of the week, but only the first four will be entered into the contest.

4. You do not need to have a tumblr account to enter! The submission page allows for submissions with a valid email address in addition to those made using a tumblr account. If you’d rather not use tumblr’s interface, you can email your entry to me at easyvegan@gmail.com.

5. If you’re submitting an entry via tumblr, make sure your ask is enabled so that I’ve a way of contacting you. If you’re submitting via email, please add easyvegan@gmail.com to your address book. I must be able to make contact with you!

6. This contest is only open to residents of the United States and Canada – but we also have a separate giveaway for our readers in the United Kingdom! (International readers, don’t hate me! I’m still working on arranging some giveaways for you!)

7. Please note your country of residence in your submission(s). This one’s important, folks! Since I’m running two giveaways at once, I need to know which one you’re entering! If your submission doesn’t include this info, I may contact you for clarification and hold your post in the queue until I have the necessary info.

8. The contest closes on Monday, January 30th at 12PM US Central time. (That’s 1PM Eastern, 10AM Pacific.) I will choose and announce a winner shortly thereafter. The winner has 72 hours to respond with a valid US or Canadian mailing address – after which time I’ll randomly choose another winner.

9. HAVE FUN WITH IT!

Questions? Drop ‘em in the ask box!

HAPPY VEGAN PIZZA DAY WEEK EVERYONE!

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(Posted with gratuitous Elf gifs because THIS FEELS LIKE A SECOND CHRISTMAS TO ME!!!! Or the first one of 2012! Whichever you prefer!)

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