Thursday, February 10, 2011

Gluten Free Pizza




We love home made pizza, and it would be very difficult for us to give up pizza completely just because of my diet. I'm sure that you have tried several different GF pizza recipes if you have been on the GF diet for a while, but this is my favorite so far. The pizza crust was a little crispy outside and still chewy in the middle... it was delicious! Don't forget to let the dough rise before shaping it into a pizza form.




Ingredients
Crust: 
  • 1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons) dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup brown rice flour
  • 3/4 tapioca flour
  • 2/3 sorghum flour
  • 1 teaspoons xanthan gum
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Pizza Sauce
  • 1 (15 oz) can tomato purée
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1. In bowl of electric mixer, whisk together tapioca flour, brown rice flour, sorghum flour, xanthum gum, and salt.
2. In small saucepan over moderate heat, stir together milk and 1/4 cup water and heat until warm but not hot to the touch, about 1 minute. Stir in yeast and sugar. Add milk–yeast mixture, eggs, and 2 tablespoons oil to dry ingredients and, using paddle attachment, beat at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until dough is very smooth and very thick, about 5 minutes.
3. Place into a lightly greased mixing bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rest for about 1 hour.
4. Roll out with rolling pin onto lightly greased pizza pan or pans of your choice, poke dough with fork and place into a pre-heated 375F oven and let bake 5-7 minutes or until soft to touch. Remove from oven and place on sauce and topping then return to oven and bake at 425F until cheese is melted or golden brown. 


3 comments:

  1. Asako,
    This blog is an answer to my prayers! Now when I don't know what to have for dinner I can come here and get some safe ideas. I'm so glad you are sharing your journey with the rest of us who aren't so creative.
    Sherry

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  2. Impressive! No, I don't make my own crust. I usually don't make my own pizza, though my 6 year old loves it when we do. There is a frozen crust by Kinnikinnick that's really good - my husband thought it was as good as Papa John's! And Raisin Rack has so many good frozen pizza options that I go for the convenience! Maybe you can freeze yours and sell them!

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  3. Ashleigh, thanks for letting us know about Raisin Rack's frozen pizza option! I have never tried the GF frozen pizza before and I need to check it out. So glad to hear that your whole family is on board for the GF diet!

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