Vegetarian/vegan Pizza (no Cheese)

Total Time: 1 hr 32 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup warm water (110-120 deg. f)
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 ounce fresh basil
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 italian plum tomatoes, sliced
• 2 cups mushrooms, thick sliced
• 1 medium onion, cut in half and sliced

Recipe

• 1 mix water, yeast and sugar and let stand 10 minutes to start bubbling.
• 2 add flour to yeast mix and blend well.
• 3 place in a greased or oiled bowl, and cover with a warm damp cloth.
• 4 allow to rise in a warm place until double in bulk, around 1 hour.
• 5 punch down dough and pat out onto an oiled (or cornmeal dusted) pizza pan to form the crust.
• 6 bake in a preheated 450° f oven for 7 minutes. crust may be refrigerated or frozen at this point. if using right away, turn oven down to 350°f.
• 7 place olive oil, basil, garlic, ketchup, pine nuts, and lemon juice in blender and process until smooth.
• 8 spread mixture onto baked pizza crust evenly.
• 9 add tomatoes, mushrooms and onions (or whatever you like, really) and bake at 350° for 10 minutes.