Pizza pockets
Tutor: Brett Cobley, EpiVegan – Vegan chef
Join Vegan chef Brett from EpiVegan as he demonstrates how to make these tasty pizza pockets.
Brett is part of Veganuary, a UK charity that encourages and supports people worldwide to try Vegan living in January and beyond.
Preparation
Set out your ingredients.
Video time
4 minutes
For the dough:
- 150g (1 cup) plain flour
- Pinch of salt
- 100ml (about 1/2 cup) water
- 1tsp sugar
- 1tsp dry yeast
- A little extra flour
- A little oil
For the filling:
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 aubergine (eggplant), finely cubed
- 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup vegan cheese, grated
- A handful of basil, roughly chopped
- Stir the sugar and yeast into warm water.
- In a bowl, mix the flour and salt well, then gradually add the water to it. Mix well.
- Dust a surface with flour and tip the dough onto it. Begin to knead it by stretching the dough away and folding it back towards you. Repeat this process for a few minutes.
- Add a little olive oil to a large bowl and place the dough inside. Cover it with cling film and place in a warm place for 30 mins. After 20 minutes, heat the oven to 180 degrees C.
- While the dough proves, heat the olive oil in a pan over a medium heat. Add the aubergine, tomato and garlic, and fry for 10 minutes over a low heat.
- Stir in the nutritional yeast, oregano and salt. Combine and cook for a couple more minutes.
- With the dough proved, dust your baking tray with flour, then press or roll the dough out on to the tray and cut it into four equal pieces.
- Spoon the filling into the centre of the dough squares and cover with a sprinkle of vegan cheese and basil. Take the corners of the dough and fold into the centre until the filling is completely enclosed. Bake for 15 mins