‘Authentic’ GF, Vegan Pizza Dough.

I hadn’t planned on making a post today. But as I was packing things for the boys to take to grandma’s house where they were going to stay today while we did our taxes and some errands I realized I didn’t have anything meal worthy to pack Noah. We are really out of a lot of things that help to make up his meals(I’ve gotten behind on the baking front!). I was running out of time before we needed to leave so I thought PIZZA! That might be just the thing to save me. But the prep time for the pizza dough on the back of the Pamela’s GF flour bag needed to much prep and rise time, as does the cauliflower pizza crust Noah loves me to make. So I hit my pinterest board, I remember pinning a pizza dough recipe from The Gluten Free Vegan blog. What luck that I had all of the ingredients on hand already and if I started right away it would be done in time to leave! I even had enough time to take some pictures to make this post. 🙂 This recipe was so easy to make, and didn’t take a lot of time to do either. Just follow this link to view the original post if you wish. 🙂

Authentic Pizza Crust *[ ] denotes additions by me

1 Tbs dry yeast

2/3 cup brown rice flour

1/2 cup tapioca flour

2 tsp xanthan gum

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp Italian seasoning

2/3 cup warm non-dairy milk [I used plain almond milk]

1/2 tsp sugar or honey [I used agave, I added an extra 1/2 tsp but that is totally up to you]

1 tsp olive oil

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

[I added 1/4 cup ground flax to the mix as well]

 

Preheat the oven to 425 F.

Combine dry ingredients in your mixer [I did not use my mixer as it was still dirty, I mixed everything by hand with a fork], including yeast [added my flax here].

Add liquid ingredients slowly and beat for 2 minutes.  If the dough bounces around in the mixer more liquid a tiny bit at a time.  (I had to do this, I probably added about 1-2 tsp. more almond milk.) [I did not have any issue and did not need to add milk when mixing by hand.]

Prepare pizza pan by oiling it with olive oil.  Put a ziploc bag on your hand and spread the olive oil around the pan and grease up the bag. [you do not need the ziploc bag unless you just don’t want to get your hands messy. I did not use one, I just rubbed some EVOO in my hands from the pan. I also laid a piece of parchment paper down before putting the oil on]

Take your mixed dough and throw it on the greased pizza pan.  Use the greased up ziploc bag hand to spread the dough evenly on the pizza pan [it made about a 12 inch pizza for me].  Make a little crust edge.  Bake for 10 minutes, then remove from oven.

Transfer to a pizza stone if you have one.  If not, just lift the crust up off the pan to ensure it isn’t sticking [I left it on the parchment paper covered pan, it did not stick].  Then top with your favorite toppings.  Return to the oven for about 7-10 minutes longer till your pizza is completely cooked thru and toppings are hot.

I promise you I am not trying to pass off take-out pizza as my own! We save small pizza boxes to use for homemade pizza so it is easy to travel with (like going to grandma’s house), and Noah just thinks its extra special if it comes out of a box haha! He also does not like any topping besides sauce and sometimes spinach if I mince it most of the time. It is very rare he wants diaya cheese or pepperoni on it. Feel free to use any toppings that suit your taste buds tho!

I didn’t get to see Noah’s reaction to the pizza since he ate it at grandma’s while we were out, but half of the pizza was gone when we got back between him and Levi eating it so it must be pretty good! I cannot give my personal opinion since we forgot the leftovers at grandma’s [the smell coming out of the oven when it was done was pretty amazing tho], but Noah won’t eat just any ole pizza, it has to meet is high standards. 🙂 This recipe gets a thumbs up from Noah!