I miss pizza. It’s one of the few foods I miss now that I’m gluten-free. I’m actually surprised that I miss pizza because I rarely ate it before but there’s something about making pizza that brings back fond memories of my childhood. My mum used to make pizza for us often. And I spent many a weekend making pizza dough from scratch at the cottage for my nephews. They loved helping me knead the dough. I still make pizza every once in a while but not nearly as much as I used to – mainly because I haven’t been able to find a gluten-free recipe that comes close to my memory of pizza. That is, until now.
Some of the flours may be tricky to find but if you’re in a larger city, then you should be able to find them at your local Whole Foods market. The recipe below can be mixed in a bread maker. I find that gluten-free crust isn’t as malleable as regular pizza crust so I prefer to mix it in the bread maker.
Enjoy!
Gluten-Free Pizza Crust
2/3 cup sorghum flour
1/2 cup quinoa flour
1/3 cup potato starch
1/4 cup tapioca starch
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
2 teaspoons xanthan gum
1 tablespoon bread machine yeast
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups water
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
Preheat oven to 400F.
Combine sorghum flour, quinoa flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, sugar, xanthan gum, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Mix well and set aside.
Pour water, olive oil and vinegar into the bread machine baking pan. Select the dough cycle and start your machine. As the bread machine is mixing, slowly add your dry ingredients. Be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the pan with a rubber spatula as it’s mixing to ensure all of your dry ingredients get incorporated. Work quickly to ensure that all your dry ingredients are incorporated within the first two minutes.
Stop the bread machine as soon as the kneading portion of the cycle is complete. Do not let your bread machine finish the full dough cycle.
Gently transfer dough to a prepared pan and spread evenly to the edges. Do not smooth the top.
Bake until bottom crust is golden and crust is partially baked (about 10 to 12 minutes). Add your favorite toppings and bake for an additional 10 to 12 minutes.
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31. May 2010 at 1:01 am
Yo,good article,thanks for your share! and I wonder if i can quote this post in my blog in case I put a link back to yours? Waiting for your comment!
4. June 2010 at 6:15 pm
Thanks for stopping by Daniell. Yes feel free to post any recipe on your own site with a backlink.
~ Deb