Vegan Pizza with Tempeh Sausage

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Vegan Pizza with Tempeh Sausage

Meet the vegan pizza of your dreams! I'll teach you how to make the easiest and best homemade pizza dough that's ready in under an hour. Makes 1 pizza crust so double the recipe as needed.

Prep Time45

Cook Time15

Total Time1

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: slices

Calories: 327kcal

Author: Nora Taylor

Ingredients

Pizza dough

2-2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast (1 packet)
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup warm water, not too hot or it will kill the yeast
1 tablespoon olive oil

Tempeh sausage crumbles

8 ounce package tempeh
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

Additional toppings

pizza sauce
vegetables of choice: diced green bell pepper, red onion, olives, mushrooms, tomatoes
Shreddable Vegan Mozzarella
Easy Stretchy Vegan Mozzarella
or store bought shredded vegan cheese of choice

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

For the pizza dough

In a large bowl or stand mixer, add 1 cup of the flour, yeast, sugar and salt and stir until well combined.
Now pour in the warm water and olive oil and stir well with a large spoon.
Gradually add the rest of the flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough starts to form a ball and pull away from the sides of the bowl. It should be a little sticky but not too wet. You should be able to handle it with your hands.
If you are using a stand mixer with a dough hook, knead the dough for 2-3 minutes. If you are not using a mixer, transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead with your hands for 4-5 minutes, until a cohesive ball is formed.
Grease a large bowl with oil, and place the dough in it. Cover with a towel and let the dough rise for about 30 minutes until it doubles in size. I preheat the oven to 300, then turn it off and set the bowl inside, with the door slightly open.

While the dough rises, make the tempeh sausage and prepare all toppings

In a medium pan with a lid, crumble the tempeh small and add 1/2 cup of water. Steam, covered for about 5 minutes until nearly all the water has evaporated.
Now add the olive oil and remaining ingredients to the pan and cook, stirring frequently for 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat. Prepare all vegetables by slicing/chopping, get out your pizza sauce and vegan cheese of choice.

Roll out the dough and make pizza!

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees when the dough is nearly risen.
Once the dough has risen, gently punch the dough to deflate it, transfer to a floured surface and roll out the dough to fit your pizza pan. I use a rolling pin, you could also just use your hands. Fold over the edges to make a crust, if desired.
Transfer the dough to your pizza pan, add sauce and toppings as desired. Bake pizza for 12-15 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Slice and serve!

Notes

Whole grain: Feel free to substitute half or all of the all purpose flour with whole wheat or white whole wheat flour, if desired.
Gluten free: The pizza dough should work quite well with a gluten free all purpose flour mix, but I haven’t tested it. Tempeh is not usually gluten free, so check the package.
You can substitute regular yeast instead of instant, but you will need to let the dough rise for longer, about 2 hours.
Make ahead: You can make this a day ahead of time. Prepare the dough and let it rise, then punch it down and form into a ball. Place covered in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Freeze: Freeze by preparing the dough until it’s a ball, then coat in olive oil and place in a freeze friendly bag or container. When ready to use, let thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
Nutrition facts are an estimate only and will vary greatly depending on how much vegan cheese you use, what kind you use, how much tempeh sausage you put on your pizza, etc.

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