This Basic Vegan Pizza Dough is the perfect starting point for all your pizza adventures! For this easy dough, you'll only need 5 simple ingredients. Top the crust with any ingredients you like!
Course Basics
Cuisine Italian, Vegan
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Resting Time 2 hourshours
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 2pizzas
Calories 607kcal
Author Bianca / Elephantastic Vegan
Ingredients
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour+ more to dust the dough and surfaces
Combine the flour, instant yeast, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the olive oil and water. Mix and knead by hand until it's a soft, non-sticky dough or put all the ingredients in a kitchen machine and let the machine knead the dough for you. Finetune the dough: If it's too sticky, add more flour. If it's too crumbly, add more water.
Coat the ball of dough in a drizzle of olive oil. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and let the dough rise until it has doubled in size (2-3 hours depending on the room temperature).
Preheat the oven to 480°F/250°C.
Divide the dough into two equal parts. Carefully roll it out on a lightly floured parchment paper into two pizza crusts (don't use too much pressure). You can stretch it a bit with your hands until it has the right shape.
Transfer the crust on the parchment paper onto a baking tray. Top the pizza dough with tomato sauce, vegan cheese, and your favorite toppings!
Bake the pizza for 10-15 minutes (depending on how many toppings you add) until the crust is golden and slightly crispy. Enjoy!