Wild Mushroom Pizza with Garlic and Fresh Thyme

Mushrooms are my ultimate soul food. So when searching through Vegan Planet, my vegan bible, I instantly fell in love with this recipe. I was also growing a ton of fresh herbs in my window and needed to find a good use for them.


This recipe was so delicious and fun to make. I got to do the whole tossing dough in the air thing, which was almost as good as the pizza itself. A few months after I made this pizza, I made pizza again but this time with my sisters and my dad. We all decided to have a pizza making contest where each person made their own pizza, the best one is victorious. I used this recipe and it was hands down the champion!
Here is the recipe:

Pizza Dough
1 1/2 reaspoons active dry yeast
3/4 cup warm water
2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch of sugar or natural sweetner
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for spreading

1. Place the yeast in a small bowl. Add 1/4 cup of the water and stir to dissolve. Set aside for 5 to 10 minutes.
2. To make the dough in a food processor, combine the flour, salt, and sugar, pulsing to blend. With the machine running, add the yeast mixture through the feed tube, along with olive oil and as much of the remaining 1/2cup water as nesessart ro make the dough hold together.
To make the dough by hand, combine flour, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in yeast mixture, olive oil, and the remaining 1/2 cup water until combined.
3. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 3 minutes. Tansfer to a large oiled bowl. Spread a small amount of oil on top of the dough, cover it with place wrap, and set aside in a warm place to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
4. Use immediately or store for up to 8 hours in the refridegerator or for 3 to 4 weeks in the freezer. Make sure t is tightly wrapped in plastic.




8 ounces fesh wild mushrooms
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
Salt and feshly ground pepper

1.Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Trim and slice the musrooms. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the thyme and salt and pepper to taste. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid evaporates, 7 to 10 minutes.
3. Punch the dough down. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out into a circle about 1/4 inch thick. Trasnfer to a lightly oiled pizza pan or baking sheet and bake on the bottow of the oven for 5 minutes.
4. Remove from the oven and the top with the mushrooms mixture, spreading it to within 1/2 inch of the edge. Bake until the crust is folden brown, 12-15 minutes. Serve hot!