Easy Gluten Free Pizza Crust Recipe

[deborahjross]

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

In a food processor combine:

2 1/2 c brown rice flour
1 tsp dry yeast
2 tsp salt
1 tsp xanthan gum

Pulse a few times to blend. Then add:

3 Tbsp olive oil
1 c warm water

Pulse until it forms a ball of dough. Let it rest while you prepare the toppings (about 10 mins).

Now comes the tricky part because the dough will be soft and sticky. Best to roll it out between two sheets of waxed paper or parchment with a rolling pin. It will be denser than wheat crust, so thin is better. Once it's about 14" diameter, carefully peel off the top piece of waxed paper and place the crust on a lightly greased cookie sheet or pizza pan (I placed my pan face-down over the crust, then flipped the whole thing and peeled off the remaining piece of waxed paper.) You can fix any tears with your fingers.

Bake the crust about 10 minutes before putting on toppings. Then bake about 15 minutes more, but watch it carefully; it's done when the cheese is just starting to brown.

The original recipe called for 1 Tbsp brown rice syrup, but I don't like my pizza sweet, so I left it out. Next time, I might try adding 1/2 tsp or so herbs (oregano, basil, rosemary).

Comments

THANK YOU!

[the-resa.livejournal.com]

I've mostly gone low carb since I found out that I was gluten sensitive. But MAN, I miss pizza! Thank you for the recipe!

Re: THANK YOU!

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

You are so welcome. Please let me know how it turns out. One of the wonderful things about this recipe is that it uses whole grain flour with all the fiber and nutrients of brown rice, but comes out looking and tasting very much like it was made with unbleached wheat flour.