Plant-Based Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza - C pinned comment for ingredients and recipe

Sauce

▢ 793.79 g tomatoes crushed
▢ 1 small onion diced
▢ 3 cloves garlic
▢ 1 tsp oregano
▢ 1 tsp basil
▢ 0.5 tsp thyme

Crust

▢ 224 g almond flour
▢ 70.5 g sweet potatoe cooked and mashed
▢ 80 g flax meal
▢ 60 g tapioca starch
▢ 2 tsp baking powder

Cheese

▢ 129 g cashews
▢ 2 tbsp tapioca starch
▢ 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
▢ 2 tsp tamari low sodium
▢ 1 tsp onion powder
▢ 236.59 ml water

Toppings

▢ 8 slices my plant-based pepperoni
▢ 192 g mushrooms sliced
▢ 90 g spinach
▢ 33.75 g kalamata olives

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Sauce

Sauté the onions in a saucepan for a few minutes using just a little bit of water if they start to stick.
Add the garlic and cook for a minute or so.
Add the crushed tomatoes and spices and cook for about 15 minutes on medium high to cook out some of the moisture.


Crust

Add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix well pressing into a ball once mixed.
Place the dough ball onto a piece of parchment paper and press down slightly to form a round disk. Finish by adding another piece of parchment to the top and roll into a large circle so that it is at least and 1 1/2 – 2 inches larger on the sides than the dish you are cooking it in.

Place the crust down into your springform or other dish of choice leaving it on the bottom piece of parchment. Form it into the pan so that the crust comes up onto the sides of the pan.
Bake for 10 minutes.

Cheese

Add all cheese ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.

Assembly

Once the crust is done baking for the 10 minutes, pour half of the cheese into the bottom of the pan.
Layer in all of the toppings.
Pour the remaining cheese over the toppings and gently smooth the top.

Pour the sauce over the cheese layer making sure to not let the sauce go over the top of the crust edge and smooth the top with a spatula.

Bake for 55 minutes

Let cool once finished baking for at least 10-15 minutes before removing from the springform.

Notes

For the toppings: use whatever toppings you choose.