Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Best Gluten-free Pizza Crust Yet

This is more like a light foccacia bread, but it's super tasty, and I really liked using it for pizza.  It was a moderately-adventurous experiment, as I substituted a flour mix for the original ingredients called for in the recipe, and it turned out fabulous.  So, here is my version:

Foccacia-inspired Pizza Crust

2 c. Bob's Red Mill Biscuit & Baking Mix
1 1/3 c. milk (I use plain Rice Dream)
4 eggs (~1 1/3 cup--this is useful because I get ungraded farm eggs, and they can really vary in size)
1 t. salt
1 t. garlic salt
2 T italian seasoning (or pizza seasoning)

Mix gently, don't over-beat.  Batter will be lumpy and more like thick cake batter than bread dough.  Scrape into a greased cookie sheet (the kind with sides) and spread as evenly as possible.  Bake for about 15 minutes in a 400-425F oven (my oven runs hot, so 400 it is for me).

Take it out, top with your favorite things, (make sure any meats are pre-cooked), and put it back in until the cheese is melted.  We had marinara, mozzarella, olives, sliced fresh tomatoes and kippered herring.  (All natural, Bar Harbor kippered herring--it's really yummy.)  Another good one is pesto (I like Costco's), olives, sundried tomatoes, mushrooms and smoked salmon.  Or, the kids' favorite, sauce of any kind, cheese, olives & pineapple tidbits.

This disappeared so fast that I didn't get a photo.  I'll try to snap one the next time I make it--which will probably be soon!