Artichoke, Broccoli, and Red Onion Deep Dish Pizza with Ranch Seasoned Crust

Warning!  If you are not a pizza lover, move on - this recipe is not for you.  On the other hand, if you eat and dream about pizza, press on!

Ingredients for pizza dough:

5 1/2 cups organic unbleached flour

4 1/4 t yeast

2 cups warm water

1 T organic onion powder

1 T organic garlic powder

1 T organic dried parsley 

1 T organic dried dill

1 teaspoon sea salt

Ingredients for pizza toppings:

1 1/2 cups organic tomato sauce

1 1/2 cups non-dairy mozzerala 

1 artichoke, fresh or bottled 

2 cups organic broccoli, chopped

1/4 cup organic red onion, diced 

Method for making dough:

In the bowl of a stand mixer add yeast and water and then set side 5 minutes.

Add 3 cups of the flour and mix on medium speed until a sticky dough forms.  Add remaining flour, spices, and salt.  Knead for 3 minutes.  Cover dough with a clean kitchen towel and let rise for 1 hour.

Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees

Lightly butter a cast iron skillet.

Remove risen dough from bowl and use your hands to spread the dough evenly into the skillet.  Make sure to push the dough up the sides of the skillet.

Spread tomato sauce over dough and top with cheese.  Add all the veggies evenly over the top of the pizza.

Bake 25-30 minutes, or until crust is a golden brown.