Easy Vegan Homemade Pizza (whole wheat)

Also try:

Homemade Vegan Pizza (No Yeast)

Vegan Pan Pizza (No Oven!)

I guess this has already been said on my blog a few times, but here it goes again: I was never a “pizza person” in my pre-vegan days. I was, and still am, someone who loves simple north Indian food–on most days, dinner is dal/subzi/roti or a big salad. However, going vegan has definitely made me more adventurous in the kitchen, and nowadays, homemade pizza is one of my favorite things to make when I have visitors. While assembling a pizza with store-bought base (mostly vegan), pizza sauce (vegan options are easily available), and vegan cheese is super simple, there’s certainly a sense of fulfillment in making your own pizza from scratch 🙂

I use whole wheat flour in my pizza dough. You can use maida if you prefer. This pizza base calls for yeast. However, I also make a no-yeast pizza base if you don’t want to use yeast. This is a very easy and straightforward recipe, don’t let the idea of baking with yeast scare you! Do try and have fun making your own homemade pizza.

Preparation time: 40 minutes + rising time

Yields: 2 medium pizzas

1 Indian teacup = 150 ml

Ingredients:

For the base:

• 1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour (you can use maida if preferred)
• 1 level teaspoon baker’s yeast
• 1 level teaspoon sugar
• A pinch of salt
• Warm water to knead the dough, as required

For the toppings:

• 1 ½ cup sliced mixed veggies (mushroom, capsicum, baby corn, etc.)
• Sun-dried tomatoes/olives, as required
• A pinch of salt

Other ingredients:

• 2-3 tablespoon pizza sauce (store-bought or homemade)
• 2-3 tablespoon cashew cheese spread
• Italian seasoning, to taste

Method:

1. Take the flour in a big mixing bowl. Add yeast, sugar and salt. Gradually add the water and knead into soft, pliable dough as you’d for rotis. Keep aside for 1 hour. The dough would double in size.
2. Divide the dough into two equal balls. Take one and roll it out into a circular disk, like a paratha. Poke holes in it with a fork.
3. Slather pizza sauce on the base. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees C (390 degrees F) for 10 minutes.
4. Spread a generous portion of cashew cheese on the base. Sprinkle the chopped Top with sun-dried tomatoes/olives. Sprinkle lots of Italian seasoning.
5. Bake for a further 7-8 minutes. Serve hot! Repeat steps 3-5 with the second ball of dough.