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Have you ever wondered if you could make your own pizza from scratch? The answer is yes and it is so easy! The ingredients are probably already in your pantry so why not give making your own vegan pizza dough at home a try?
Pizza is a go-to quick meal fix for us. We love choosing our own toppings. Preferably simple and just a few toppings to really taste them. Nothing is stopping you though if you want more elaborate pizza topping.
You could even get your family involved. It is so much fun making the dough together. In my family, it was a tradition that we kids would prepare the dough. This gave our parents a break and we kids loooved preparing pizza. After we made the dough, we could always use our favourite topping for our part of the pizza.
Making pizza dough at home is so easy you can even get your kids involved. It’s a lot of fun mixing the dough and then spreading it on a pizza baking sheet (or if you are like me any big baking sheet you have – I love a good thin pizza base).
Now, what do you need to make this vegan pizza dough recipe? Not much actually. Just flour, yeast (or sourdough starter), water, olive oil and a pinch of salt.
I added some pictures so you can see what the dough consistency should look like.
Here are the ingredients you will need to make pizza at home.
Take a bowl and add the yeast to the water. Wait for the bubbles to form so you know that your yeast is active.
Mix all the remaining dry ingredients in another bowl and make a well. In this well, you can now add some olive oil and water/yeast mixture and knead until the dough is just a little sticky which should take about 5 minutes. If you are unsure how much oil you will need I suggest to add it at the end. Just a little bit so your dough forms a ball.
Cover the dough with a clean tea towel and let it sit for about 30 minutes.
Now you can roll the dough out or if you are like me just wing it and try your hand at stretching it by hand. Then just push it in the corners of your baking sheet.
Add the toppings of your choice. Get your family involved in this stage. It’s fun if everyone adds their own toppings.
Bake in the oven for about 12-14 minutes at 180ºC.
This recipe is fun to make. Get your kids involved to make the dough and everyone can add their favourite toppings!
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
My recommendation for pizza dough is to pre-bake the pizza dough. This will ensure your toppings will not get burned while baking. Recommended baking time is about 12 – 14 minutes and I sometimes find that is not enough for the dough to be crusty. Another trick is to sprinkle some olive oil over the pizza and that will ensure your pizza to be extra crispy.
This vegan pizza dough recipe can be made ahead of time if needed. Just prepare the dough per instructions and then freeze for when you need it. I like to keep my dough either in a ball or already prepared and pre-baked. This way only the toppings have to add.
What are your favourite pizza toppings? Any crazy combinations that your family loves? Share them with us in the comments.
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Last week, I found I still had some potatoes that needed to be used up. I used to make soups all the time but recently not so much so I pulled out my immersion stick blender for this oldie but goldie of recipes. This easy vegan leek and potato soup was quick to make and perfect for these chillier spring days in the UK.
Soups with some freshly baked sourdough bread just make me feel happy and relaxed. It can still be chilly here in the UK so they are just perfect for those colder days.
This easy vegan leek and potato soup is quick to make and does not need too many ingredients.
What I like about this recipe is that I can use my homemade vegan butter to make it. Soups are great to be enjoyed with some freshly baked bread and I always have sourdough bread. It may not always be baked the same day but I keep it in the freezer, in slices so it is easy to be taken out and defrosted when needed.
Many people ask how to prepare leeks and I added the below picture of my preparations below. First, you cut off the top and the bottom and then you cut them in half. This way it is much easier to clean them properly under running water.
Once you have washed your leeks you can then start cutting them in smaller slices. Don’t worry too much about this stage as they will be blended until smooth in the end.
These were the potatoes I used. I had collected them from Olio along with the leeks. This is a great way to reduce waste and get a very wholesome and free meal.
Delicious soup for colder days. Perfect with a slice of sourdough bread.
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For breakfast, I like varying what I eat. Sometimes when I have enough time I will make my vegan pancakes, if it has quick I just grab a few oat breakfast bars before work. However, my go-to breakfast is this easy homemade granola recipe with oat milk. I prepare it at the weekend and store it in a jar so this healthy breakfast does not take much time at all in the mornings before heading out to work.
What I love the most about this recipe that it is easy and quick and very versatile! You don’t like nuts? Replace them with seeds or dried fruits. Experiment and work out what you like best!
I love nuts and seeds so my granola has pecan nuts, walnuts, sunflower and pumpkin seeds mixed in.
Personally, I love my granola with nuts and seeds. I love nuts and they are healthy but I usually don’t eat that many so to just eat them in the morning with my breakfast is perfect for me.
Now you may wonder what you need for this recipe. Have a look at the below list and you may find that you already have all or most of these items. So simple!
Easy recipe to make vegan granola at home. Step by step instructions will help you in making your first own granola batch.
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
After the granola has cooled down you will notice it is much harder and crispier. The first time I made my own granola I did not wait enough. It just smelled so good fresh out of the oven and I broke it up immediately. Mistake! If I just would have had more patience and waited for an hour it would have been even better! Now I always wait for at least an hour so it has time to cool down.
Enjoy your homemade granola! 🙂 Tell me how you liked this easy homemade granola recipe and what tweaks you tried! What are your favourite ingredients?
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