Gluten Free Pizza

Its been awhile since I have posted. I have working hard on my degree with creating menus and recipes. Nutrition class has been a challenge.  Today I have been working on a gluten free pizza dough. I thought of doing this for my little cousin who can't have any kind of gluten. There are many new foods these days that have taken in the sensitivity to those who are gluten free.

GF Pizza

1 ¾ cup GF flour blend (I will include the one I used at the end of recipe) plus additional for surface working

1 ½ cup white rice flour

2 tsp sugar

1 package of active dry yeast

1 ½ tsp salt

1 ½ tsp Italian seasoning

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp xanthan gum

1 ¼ cup warm water about 100 degrees

2 tbsp olive oil

Topings : homemade or GF pizza sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, fresh vegetables

Directions:

Whisk flour blend, 1 ½ cups rice flour, sugar, yeast, salt, Italian seasoning, baking powder and xanthan gum in a large bowl of a stand mixer. Add warm water, slowly  and beat on low speed. A soft dough should form. Add oil and beat 2 min more.

Turn dough one on floured surface and knead about 2 -3 minutes and form in to ball.

Pam Spray a bowl and place dough in a bowl covered and let rest for 30 minutes in a warm place.  Dough should double in size.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line pizza pan with parchment or foil. Punch down dough, and place in center of pan and spread out.  Dough should be about 1/8 “ thick.

Bake 5-7 minutes or until crust just begins to brown.

Top crust with pizza toppings and cheese. Bake 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is slightly brown.

GF Flour Blend

1 cup brown rice flour

1 cup sorghum flour

1 cup tapioca flour

1 cup cornstarch or arrowroot

¾ cup Chickpea flour

1/3 cup instant mashed potato flakes

This makes about 5 cups of blended flour

Happy Eating