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Deep Dish Pizza Crust (Plant Based)

Pizza joints can be few and far between while cruising on a boat. With this simple deep dish pizza dough recipe, you can have pizza anywhere!

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup warm water - Do not use hot water or it will kill the yeast and your dough will not rise.
  • 1 1/8 tsp active dry yeast - See notes if using instant yeast
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil - plus more for brushing bowl and pizza pan
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose or bread flour

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a mixer fitted with a dough hook, pour the warm water in and sprinkle with yeast. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the sugar, oil, salt, garlic and oregano into yeast mixture. Stir.
  • With the mixer on low, knead for about five minutes (until a dough ball forms). Transfer dough to your oiled Instant Pot liner and turn dough to coat with oil. Set to yogurt setting for 1 hour. The dough should double in size. (Or oil a large bowl, cover the dough with a towel and set in a warm, draft free spot).
  • Once dough has risen. (see notes below for making the dough ahead of time)
  • Preheat oven to 500°F.
  • Oil pizza pan generously (bottom and sides).
  • Place dough into pizza pan and stretch / push into shape. Let rest for about 5 minutes before adding your favourite toppings.
  • Bake in hot oven for 12-15 minutes (until crust is brown and cheese is melted).

Notes

Instant Yeast: Waiting 5 minutes is not necessary and add an additional 2 1/4 tsp water.
*Make Ahead: When we're out cruising, I'll prep the dough in the morning while we have lots of sun to charge the batteries or we're already running the generator. After it rises, just put it in a bowl, cover and throw it in the fridge for the day. I try to bring it back out a couple hours before I want to use it, so it's not super cold.
This Deep Dish Pizza Dough was boat tested and tasted on a 1978  Tollycraft 37 Sedan using a MagicChef Propane range. See other boat tested and tasted recipes.
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