Pizza on a whim

Now some days we just have to improvise right? well lucky for em I was ready!

Tonight my beloved opted to help a friend rather than eat here with me, so I thought "perfect time to make a 100% vegan pizza, from scratch"... Now I may have used vegan cheese but this...this my friends will be an ode to Dayia...

First, a teaser

Yep that's right A.M.A.Z.I.N.G hardly covers it...                        

Dough:

1 cup warm water (around 100* F)

1 pkg active yeast (2 1/2 tsp                                                              

1 TBS sugar                                                                                        

3 1/4 cup Flour                                                                                    

1 tsp   salt                                                                                            

1 TBS olive oil

Proof yeast and mix 3 cups of flour and other ingredients (minus oil). rapidly stir in yeast mix., Transfer to a well floured surface and begin kneading, use remaining 1/4 cup flour until dough is no longer sticky. Knead until elastic and shiny.

Set in a well oiled bowl and allow to rise about 45 minutes. Once risen split into the size dough you want (no more than 1/4" think)

Sauce:  Ingredients:

3 tomatoes, cored and seeded

1  carrot peeled and diced

1/8 onion diced

4 cloves garlic

1 TBS balsamic vinegar

dash of celery seed

dash Italian seasonings

dash basil

In a medium sauce pan heat a little oil, onion, carrot and celery seed. Cook until onion is translucent add in diced tomatoes , garlic and balsamic vinegar and reduce. Once thickening add in other seasonings and allow to simmer for 5-10 more minutes.

Take risen dough and form into "pie" on pizza "peel", sprinkle garlic powder on top

cover with sauce.

Sprinkle on "cheese" and other toppings.

*the peel is a metal or wooden form that you can easily transfer the pizza to the pizza stone.

*take a moment to appreciate Dayia. I have been wary to attempt a full Dayia pizza. Now that I have I can't tell you why. It is a creamy soft flavored cheese that will accompany any other flavors slated to mingle. It added a perfect hint of flavor to this Vegan pizza and I can't imagine a pizza without it now. I might even like it better than Dairy cheese, but that's just me. *wink*

Top "cheese" with veggies and transfer to preheated oven (500

*F and pizza stone). Bake about 15-20 minutes or until crust is "golden" allow to cool and slice and enjoy

Now that I have made this I'm not sure there is a Pizza in the world I could possibly enjoy more, and that is the honest truth.