Linda’s Original Recipe: Veggie Pizza

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Linda’s Original Recipe: Veggie Pizza

Pizza Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 tbs olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 medium tomatoes, chopped
• sea salt, oregano, basil, rosemary to taste
• 4 cups veggie juice (like V8, I use Knudsen Very Veggie, tomato juice also works)

Instructions

1. Sauté onion and tomatoes in olive oil until tomatoes begin to fall apart.  
2. Add spices.  
3. Add veggie juice.  
4. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Toppings

Spread over Pizza Dough generous amounts of the following

1. Pizza Sauce
2. Mushrooms – (I use jarred, but fresh is ok if you prefer) 
3. Green peppers (sliced or diced, depending on your taste)
4. Onions – (again, sliced or diced)
5. Cheese – (any kind of cheese you like, even vegan)

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough 

Ingredients

• 1 packet dry active yeast
• 1 cup warm water 
• 1 tsp honey (maple syrup or agave syrup)
• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp olive oil (or coconut oil)
• 1 tbsp corn meal

Instructions

1. Stir yeast and honey (syrup) into water. Let bloom for 5 minutes.
2. Place flour, salt, oil, and yeast  into stand mixer, fixed with bread hook.
3. Knead for 8 minutes until dough comes together.
4. Let dough ball stand in buttered bowl for 50 minutes.
5. Turn out dough ball onto surface sprinkled with corn meal.
6. Shape into desired form and place on pizza pan.
7. Bake in 500° over for 5 minutes.
8. Remove and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
9. Add sauce and toppings and bake for 15-20 minutes at 500°.