So my daughter who runs 10 miles daily just for fun also happens to be a gourmet chef. We are really enjoying her visit home from Austria, where she is attending a university very near to Vienna. The other day she just threw together some things (her own words) to make up a gluten free pizza. It was the most delicious pizza I’ve ever had! I’m not gluten-free so assumed it would taste bad…but I was wrong.
Ingredients
3 cups oat flour (she just grinds Quick Oats in our dry blade Vitamix till fine)
1 Tbsp Flax Meal
1 Tbsp Almond Flour (Optional)
1 1/4 cups warm/hot water
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Pkg Rapid Rise yeast (or 2 teaspoons)
1/2 teaspoon sugar (we use organic cane sugar)
1 teaspoon salt
(1/2 extra cup of flour for dusting and rolling out dough etc.)
Directions
Warm a large glass bowl by inverting under running hot water before you begin. Put warm/hot water in bowl. Sprinkle in 1 package of rapid rise yeast and add the sugar. Set the mixture aside for 2 minutes. Then add the olive oil and salt. Mix gently and begin to slowly add in flour.
As you add the last cup of flour, use your hands to mix dough gently in the bowl but don’t over mix or knead it, just enough to completely bring it together. Form the dough into a ball and leave in bowl with a damp cloth over it. Place in a warm place for 30 minutes. Dough should double and you then punch dough down.
Keep an extra bit of flour handy, you might need some here, as dough might be sticky after rising. Take dough out of bowl and place on flour dusted board or surface. Knead gently enough to make it smooth. This will be enough for two small pizzas or one large.
Take your pizza or baking sheet and lightly cover with Olive Oil and then dust with flour. Stretch your dough onto your sheet and pinch corners around. Let pizza dough sit for another 10 minutes while you prepare your toppings.
Then top as you wish, and bake in a 400 degree oven for 20-30 minutes (depending on size)
Our Toppings: Traditional all natural red sauce, thin sliced cherry tomatoes, spinach, and mozzarella cheese.
Healthy Blessings,
Sandy
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