Step 1

First start by making the crust: In a large bowl of an electric mixer, mix almond milk, yeast, honey and olive oil together. Let it sit for a few minutes; you will know your yeast has activated if it begins to foam and bubble after a few minutes. If it doesn’t start to foam or bubble, start over as this is critical to making good dough.

Step 2

After just a few minutes, mix in whole wheat pastry flour, cornmeal and salt with a wooden spoon. Place dough hook on mixer and knead dough on medium speed for 8 minutes. Dough should form into a nice ball and be slightly sticky. (If you don’t want to use an electric mixer, you can use your hands to knead the dough for 8-10 minutes.)

Step 3

Next place dough in a medium bowl lightly oiled with olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap and a towel and let rise for 1-2 hours or until dough has doubled in size. It’s better if it’s in a slightly warm place. Sometimes I turn on my oven to 180 degrees, then turn it off and place the pizza dough bowl in there with the oven door slightly ajar. This helps create a warm environment.

Step 4

Once the dough has risen you have a couple options: do it pan pizza style or roll it out in a 13 inch circle.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. To bake in a pan, grease 11x9 or 8x12 inch baking sheet generously with olive oil or nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle with a little cornmeal.

Step 6

Dump dough onto the oil rimmed baking sheet, and stretch dough out towards the edges. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit for another 20 minutes. It’s okay if it doesn’t stretch all the way to the edges right way, it just needs a little time to rest.

Step 7

After dough rests, pull again towards the edges of the pan so that it forms a nice small crust. Brush crust with a little olive oil.

Step 8

Bake for 5 minutes, then remove, add toppings and bake again for another 10-15 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Step 9

To bake as a circle: roll out dough onto surface dusted with cornmeal. Roll or stretch the dough into a large 13 inch circle. Lift up the edges and fold them over to create a crust. Brush crust with olive oil. Top as desired then bake for 15 minutes or until crust is golden.