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No-Yeast Vegan Pizza Crust with Pesto and a Farmers Market On Top


I love when my Mom comes to town.  Of course, I enjoy her company and the warm, nurturing energy that only Mama can radiate. I also happen to enjoy that her wallet radiates monetary energy in my general direction. Hey now...don't judge!  

I'm:
A) A Jew.
B) A Jew that doesn't want mom to buy her clothing, but rather fresh produce and a toaster oven.  
And my birthday was earlier this week.
So there.

I thought it would be a lovely way to start the day by going to the Santa Monica Sunday Farmers Market, and my mom spoiled my ass rotten with a bevy of fresh herbs and veggies.  I immediately set to work that afternoon creating some garlic pesto sauce so that she could experience my expanded culinary skills.

Unfortunately, I made too much pesto sauce.
Fortunately, I found a great use for it!

I wanted to make some home-made pizza, but I didn't have yeast and didn't want to go to the store.  I poked around on the interweb for a yeast-free crust recipe, but I was disappointed with the results.  I decided to just get crafty and invent my own. It was actually delicious, and I had very little fait that the dough recipe would work. I put the crust in the oven to bake up a bit before topping, and it actually had started to rise. 

So here it is, fellow Veg Heads...

No-Yeast Pizza Crust with Pesto And A Farmers Market On Top


Crust: Makes One 12 in. Pizza
  • 2 Cups plus 1/8 cup Unbleached White Flour
  • 1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil 
  • 5/6 Cup High Fat Soy Milk (that's 1/2+1/3 cup milk, and about 4g fat per serving)
  • 1/4 Cup Cold Water
  • 2 TBL Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 1/4 tsp. Sugar
Take all the ingredients except the extra 1/8 cup flour, and mix well in a bowl.  It will be pretty sticky, but the dough should actually have a element of elasticity to it.  Work in the remaining 1/8 cup flour.  You may need to add a little more/less based the humidity levels where you live.

Place the dough ball in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.  Take your pizza pan, and oil it lightly.  Spread out the pizza dough to the edge of the pan, making sure that it's even in thickness.  You'll notice that no-yeast dough may tear a little easier, but it's easy to patch together.  Once spread out, brush with olive oil, and poke holes all over it with a fork.  

Place the dough in the oven for four minutes, then remove.  Add toppings, bake another 10-12 minutes and then feast!

Comments

Unknown said…
dude, this looks soooooo good. i may have to invest in a pizza pan because this recipe sort of sounds easy enough that i could POSSIBLY attempt it without completely fucking it up!

sarah
Jenn Shagrin said…
thank you! it was deeelicious, and took less than an hour to throw together. so good.
Emily said…
:drooool: that loooks delicious. It's about time I made some pizza, actually. I found this through your "shameless self promotion" at VRF. I should totally do the same...

~apple
mcfunktastic said…
Thank you! The recipe was fantastically delicious. I only used feta, monterrey jack, mushrooms, brocolli, and the sauce but the crust was wonderful!
Anonymous said…
That pizza looks delicious! I will have to try this soon due to having kids that seem to always want pizza quickly! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Unknown said…
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!

My wife and I used the recipe but we just used water since we had not prepared the Almond milk. It came out bangin' My wife sauteed a bunch of veggies in Avocado Oil and we used a Pizza Stone to bake it!!!

Peace and Love
Jenn Shagrin said…
Squeeko:
Thank you so much! I'm glad it works with modifications, too. Send me photos if you took some :)
Jenn