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Pizza crust, sans gluten? Not an easy feat. Without dairy, soy, eggs, corn, or yeast you say…who would attempt such a thing? The food allergy-friendly folks at Namaste Foods have taken on the challenge. So how is it? With a jumbo bag of their pizza crust mix in hand; I set out to answer this question. The package contains enough mix for two full-size pizza crusts, and is easy to close up for storage. All I had to do was add oil, water, blend, and roll out. Not to difficult, and no rising time. Thus far, the mix could do no wrong. I discovered an odd bonus to its gluten-free state. Though I didn’t have problems with the dough staying together, it is easy to break apart by hand. This made dough reshaping very easy. I was able to re-form my pizza crust into a perfectly presentable circle (rather than my usual lopsided, rounded-off, rectangle). However, the less cohesive behavior did make it a touch more difficult to roll the dough very thin. After ten minutes of baking, I topped my pizza, and put it back in for another ten minutes. The crust didn’t really brown, but it was definitely done. As I discovered when slicing, this was more like a flatbread than a yeasty pizza crust. It lacked that familiar crisp exterior and chewy center. However, the crust had a good bread-like texture, and it stayed together well (sometimes a problem for gluten-free breads). The overall flavor was unique, but not one I could easily describe. The flours offered a taste of their own that was mild, and offset slightly by the general mix of Italian herbs. It wasn’t bad, but didn’t really excite me as a pizza crust either. My husband liked the flavor, but said it felt like he was carb-loading when he ate it. I too would prefer that crisp, chewy crust that alas is so difficult to create gluten-free. 
My Extra Notes & Tips: - I will likely experiment with my second crust from the mix to make more of a flatbread type dish. Possibly using cold toppings rather than a baked pizza style meal.
- If you are wondering where I got the cheese alternative that melts so well…I was wondering the same thing. I bought two packages of Galaxy Foods Rice Vegan (or so I thought) cheese alternative. For some reason, one package melted and the other didn’t. It seems I accidentally grabbed one hat wasn’t vegan (contained casein). Oops! So ignore the toppings (as I did) in the picture, just take note of the crust!
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