Plant Based Spelt Flour Pizzas

A spelt flour vegetarian pizza
  • A couple eat pizza on their front steps
  • A spelt flour plant based pizza

Shop for ingredients for plant based spelt flour pizzas at Fresco Marketplace online or at Coffs Central. In Port Macquarie, go to Richies Supa IGA Port Central.

I’ll be honest, I don’t find a lot of joy in cooking for myself. But add friends and it’s a completely different experience! Likewise, a pizza party for one isn’t much of a vibe. The answer? Fun housemates! Plant Based Spelt Flour Pizzas may sound too healthy to be tasty but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Read on and see how a random Sunday afternoon went from blah to BEST then cook the pizzas yourself! 

A man walking through a backyard gate

Ingredients

For the bases:

325g spelt flour – we used Chef’s Choice Stoneground Organic Wholegrain from Fresco Marketplace
Half a 7g sachet of fast acting yeast
1 teaspoon salt – we used Maldon Sea Salt from Fresco Marketplace
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
160ml warm water

  • Chopped vegetables for pizzas
  • Chopped vegetables for pizzas

Toppings – All from Fresco Marketplace

Tomato paste – we used Providore Italian Tomato Paste

Basil pesto – we used Roza’s Gourmet Basil Pesto (vegan) 

Dairy free cheese – we used Dairy Free Down Under Mozzarella Style Shreds

Goat cheese – we used Meredith Dairy

Sweet potato

Red capsicum

Yellow capsicum

Red onion

Button mushrooms

Fresh basil

Pine nuts 

  • A man makes pizza
  • A couple make pizzas

Full disclosure, we’re not big on following recipes to the letter. We go with the flow and sometimes add a splash of this or leave out a dollop of that. Cooking shouldn’t feel too rigid but obviously it helps to have a bit of guidance. With that in mind…

  • A woman sprinkles salt on a pizza
  • A woman sprinkles salt on a pizza

Method

Step 1. Mix the yeast, warm water and olive oil in a small bowl. Set it aside for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 2. Combine flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Add all of the liquid and start mixing with one hand. Keep the other hand clean and holding onto the bowl, trust us! Things will likely get verrrrry sticky so feel free to add some extra olive oil to the surface of the bowl.

Step 3. Turn out the dough mixture onto your surface and give it a good knead. Maybe your dough is too dry. If so, add some warm water. Maybe it’s still super sticky. If so, dust it with some more flour.

Step 4. When you can say you have a smooth ball of dough on your hands, divide into four smaller balls and place back in your bowl. We covered the bowl with a tea towel and put it outside in some warm, dappled sunlight.

Step 5. Preheat your oven…and make it HOT! We turned that bad boy up as high as it could go which was about 250 degrees C. It’s a good idea to get it going about an hour before you want to cook. If you have a pizza stone put that in now.

Step 6. Prep/chop all of your toppings and veggies. We put them in small bowls or spaced them out on chopping boards.

Hands rolling pizza dough with a wine bottle

Step 7. Once your dough has risen (we left it about 90 minutes) put each ball onto a floured surface and give it a little more of a knead. Grab your rolling pin and shape your dough into a thin base. No rolling pin? No worries! We had a wine bottle on hand and it did the trick.

A woman tossing pizza dough

Optional Step 8.

Impress your friends by spinning your bases high into the air! Take it to the next level: Pair up with bae and try to switch bases mid air!

A man and woman toss pizza bases

The real Step 8: Lay your base onto some baking paper and add your toppings. Everyone has their preferences when it comes to pizza. So add whatever you like in quantities of your choosing.

  • Tomato paste on a puzza base
  • Pesto on a pizza base

Step 9: Bake until the edges of your bases are nice and golden. Enjoy!

  • Plant based spelt pizza on a kitchen bench
  • A couple eat pizza on their front steps

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